How To Install libsep-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libsep-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libsep-dev is C library for source extraction and photometry (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libsep-dev

libsep-dev is:

SEP makes the core algorithms of Source Extractor available as a library of stand-alone functions and classes. These operate directly on in-memory arrays (no FITS files or configuration files). The code is derived from the Source Extractor code base (written in C) and aims to produce results compatible with Source Extractor whenever possible.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsep-dev

Install libsep-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsep-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsep-dev

How To Uninstall libsep-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libsep-dev

Uninstall libsep-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsep-dev

Remove libsep-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsep-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsep-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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