How To Install libpng16-16 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng16-16 on Debian 12.
What is libpng16-16
libpng16-16 is:
libpng is a library implementing an interface for reading and writing PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format files.
This package contains the runtime library files needed to run software using libpng.
There are three methods to install libpng16-16 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 libpng16-16 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpng16-16 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpng16-16
Install libpng16-16 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpng16-16 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpng16-16
Install libpng16-16 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 libpng16-16 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpng16-16
How To Uninstall libpng16-16 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libpng16-16 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpng16-16
Uninstall libpng16-16 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpng16-16 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpng16-16
Remove libpng16-16 Configurations and Data
To remove libpng16-16 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpng16-16
Remove libpng16-16 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpng16-16 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpng16-16
Dependencies
libpng16-16 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpng16-16 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.