How To Install libsaga-api8 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaga-api8 on Debian 12.
What is libsaga-api8
libsaga-api8 is:
SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a geographic information system used for editing and analysing spatial data.
This package contains the library files for developing with SAGA.
There are three methods to install libsaga-api8 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 libsaga-api8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaga-api8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsaga-api8
Install libsaga-api8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaga-api8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsaga-api8
Install libsaga-api8 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 libsaga-api8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsaga-api8
How To Uninstall libsaga-api8 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsaga-api8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsaga-api8
Uninstall libsaga-api8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsaga-api8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaga-api8
Remove libsaga-api8 Configurations and Data
To remove libsaga-api8 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsaga-api8
Remove libsaga-api8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsaga-api8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaga-api8
Dependencies
libsaga-api8 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaga-api8 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
