How To Install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12

Learn how to install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libwmf-0.2-7-gtk is Windows metafile conversion GTK pixbuf plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12.

What is libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

libwmf-0.2-7-gtk is:

Windows metafile (WMF) is a picture format used by many Windows programs, e.g. Microsoft Word. libwmf is a library for interpreting metafile images and either displaying them using X or converting them to standard formats such as PNG, JPEG, PS, EPS and SVG(Z)…

This package contains the GTK pixbuf plugin.

There are three methods to install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk 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 libwmf-0.2-7-gtk Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

Install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

Install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk 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 libwmf-0.2-7-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

How To Uninstall libwmf-0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libwmf-0.2-7-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

Uninstall libwmf-0.2-7-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwmf-0.2-7-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

Remove libwmf-0.2-7-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove libwmf-0.2-7-gtk configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

Remove libwmf-0.2-7-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwmf-0.2-7-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwmf-0.2-7-gtk

Dependencies

libwmf-0.2-7-gtk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf-0.2-7-gtk package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.