How To Install libpnglite-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libpnglite-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libpnglite-dev is lightweight C library for loading and writing PNG images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpnglite-dev on Debian 12.

What is libpnglite-dev

libpnglite-dev is:

It was created as a substitute for libpng in situations when libpng is more than enough. It currently requires zlib for inflate and crc checking and it can read the most common types of PNG images. The library has a small and simple to use interface.

This package provides the header file.

There are three methods to install libpnglite-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 libpnglite-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 libpnglite-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpnglite-dev

Install libpnglite-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpnglite-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpnglite-dev

Install libpnglite-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 libpnglite-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpnglite-dev

How To Uninstall libpnglite-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libpnglite-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpnglite-dev

Uninstall libpnglite-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpnglite-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpnglite-dev

Remove libpnglite-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpnglite-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpnglite-dev

Remove libpnglite-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpnglite-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpnglite-dev

Dependencies

libpnglite-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpnglite-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.