How To Install libnetpbm-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm-dev on Debian 12.
What is libnetpbm-dev
libnetpbm-dev is:
Netpbm is a toolkit for manipulation of graphic images, including conversion of images between a variety of different formats. There are over 220 separate tools in the package including converters for more than 80 graphics formats.
This development package contains the library and header files for the pbm, pgm, pnm, and ppm graphics formats.
There are three methods to install libnetpbm-dev 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 libnetpbm-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnetpbm-dev
Install libnetpbm-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnetpbm-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnetpbm-dev
Install libnetpbm-dev 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 libnetpbm-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnetpbm-dev
How To Uninstall libnetpbm-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libnetpbm-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnetpbm-dev
Uninstall libnetpbm-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnetpbm-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnetpbm-dev
Remove libnetpbm-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnetpbm-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnetpbm-dev
Remove libnetpbm-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnetpbm-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnetpbm-dev
Dependencies
libnetpbm-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnetpbm-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
