How To Install liblcms2-2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblcms2-2 on Debian 11.
What is liblcms2-2
liblcms2-2 is:
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This package contains the shared library of liblcms2.
There are three methods to install liblcms2-2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install liblcms2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liblcms2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblcms2-2
Install liblcms2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblcms2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblcms2-2
Install liblcms2-2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install liblcms2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblcms2-2
How To Uninstall liblcms2-2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the liblcms2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblcms2-2
Uninstall liblcms2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblcms2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblcms2-2
Remove liblcms2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove liblcms2-2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblcms2-2
Remove liblcms2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblcms2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblcms2-2
Dependencies
liblcms2-2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblcms2-2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.