How To Install libopenexr25 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenexr25 on Debian 11.
What is libopenexr25
libopenexr25 is:
OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications.
OpenEXR’s features include: * Higher dynamic range and colour precision than existing 8- and 10-bit image file formats. * Support for the “half” 16-bit floating-point pixel format. * Multiple lossless image compression algorithms. Some of the included codecs can achieve 2:1 lossless compression ratios on images with film grain. * Extensibility. New compression codecs and image types can easily be added by extending the C++ classes included in the OpenEXR software distribution. New image attributes (strings, vectors, integers, etc.) can be added to OpenEXR image headers without affecting backward compatibility with existing OpenEXR applications.
This package contains the following shared library: * IlmImf - a library that reads and writes OpenEXR images.
There are three methods to install libopenexr25 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 libopenexr25 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenexr25 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libopenexr25
Install libopenexr25 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libopenexr25 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libopenexr25
Install libopenexr25 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 libopenexr25 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libopenexr25
How To Uninstall libopenexr25 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libopenexr25 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libopenexr25
Uninstall libopenexr25 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libopenexr25 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenexr25
Remove libopenexr25 Configurations and Data
To remove libopenexr25 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libopenexr25
Remove libopenexr25 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libopenexr25 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenexr25
Dependencies
libopenexr25 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenexr25 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
