How To Install libsynfig-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynfig-dev on Debian 10.
What is libsynfig-dev
libsynfig-dev is:
synfig is a vector based 2D animation package. It is designed to be capable of producing feature-film quality animation.
This package contains headers and other files needed to develop applications using the shared library and plugin modules.
There are three methods to install libsynfig-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsynfig-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 libsynfig-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsynfig-dev
Install libsynfig-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsynfig-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsynfig-dev
Install libsynfig-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 libsynfig-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsynfig-dev
How To Uninstall libsynfig-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libsynfig-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsynfig-dev
Uninstall libsynfig-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsynfig-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsynfig-dev
Remove libsynfig-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsynfig-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsynfig-dev
Remove libsynfig-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsynfig-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsynfig-dev
Dependencies
libsynfig-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynfig-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.