How To Install libloadpng4.4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libloadpng4.4 on Debian 12.
What is libloadpng4.4
libloadpng4.4 is:
This add-on for Allegro will allow you to load and save PNG images using standard Allegro image handling functions as if they were normal bitmaps.
Allegro is a cross-platform library mainly aimed at video game and multimedia programming. It handles common, low-level tasks such as creating windows, accepting user input, loading data, drawing images, playing sounds, etc. and generally abstracting away the underlying platform.
There are three methods to install libloadpng4.4 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libloadpng4.4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libloadpng4.4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libloadpng4.4
Install libloadpng4.4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libloadpng4.4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libloadpng4.4
Install libloadpng4.4 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 libloadpng4.4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libloadpng4.4
How To Uninstall libloadpng4.4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libloadpng4.4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libloadpng4.4
Uninstall libloadpng4.4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libloadpng4.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libloadpng4.4
Remove libloadpng4.4 Configurations and Data
To remove libloadpng4.4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libloadpng4.4
Remove libloadpng4.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libloadpng4.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libloadpng4.4
Dependencies
libloadpng4.4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libloadpng4.4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
