How To Install libtiff5 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff5 on Debian 11.
What is libtiff5
libtiff5 is:
libtiff is a library providing support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a widely used format for storing image data. This package includes the shared library.
There are three methods to install libtiff5 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libtiff5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtiff5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtiff5
Install libtiff5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtiff5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtiff5
Install libtiff5 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 libtiff5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtiff5
How To Uninstall libtiff5 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libtiff5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtiff5
Uninstall libtiff5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtiff5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtiff5
Remove libtiff5 Configurations and Data
To remove libtiff5 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtiff5
Remove libtiff5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtiff5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtiff5
Dependencies
libtiff5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtiff5 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.