How To Install libwebp6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebp6 on Debian 9.
What is libwebp6
libwebp6 is:
Image Compression format, based on the VP8 codec. WebP uses the modern VP8 compression format to deliver efficient compression of images for the web. More than 30% extra gain over optimized JPEG, for same quality, is not unusual.
There are three methods to install libwebp6 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libwebp6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebp6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwebp6
Install libwebp6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwebp6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwebp6
Install libwebp6 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 libwebp6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwebp6
How To Uninstall libwebp6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwebp6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwebp6
Uninstall libwebp6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwebp6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebp6
Remove libwebp6 Configurations and Data
To remove libwebp6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwebp6
Remove libwebp6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwebp6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebp6
Dependencies
libwebp6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebp6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.