How To Install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 on Debian 11. libmagickcore-6.q16-6 is low-level image manipulation library – quantum depth Q16

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 on Debian 11.

What is libmagickcore-6.q16-6

libmagickcore-6.q16-6 is:

The MagickCore API is a low-level interface between the C programming language and the ImageMagick image processing libraries and is recommended for wizard-level programmers only. Unlike the MagickWand C API which uses only a few opaque types and accessors, with MagickCore you almost exclusively access the structure members directly.

This package contains the C libraries needed to run executables that make use of MagickCore.

This version of libmagickcore is compiled for a channel depth of 16 bits (Q16).

There are three methods to install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 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 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmagickcore-6.q16-6

Install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmagickcore-6.q16-6

Install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 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 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmagickcore-6.q16-6

How To Uninstall libmagickcore-6.q16-6 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libmagickcore-6.q16-6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmagickcore-6.q16-6

Uninstall libmagickcore-6.q16-6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmagickcore-6.q16-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagickcore-6.q16-6

Remove libmagickcore-6.q16-6 Configurations and Data

To remove libmagickcore-6.q16-6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmagickcore-6.q16-6

Remove libmagickcore-6.q16-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmagickcore-6.q16-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagickcore-6.q16-6

Dependencies

libmagickcore-6.q16-6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickcore-6.q16-6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.