How To Install libwmf0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12

Learn how to install libwmf0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libwmf0.2-7-gtk is Windows metafile conversion GTK pixbuf plugin - transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12.

What is libwmf0.2-7-gtk

libwmf0.2-7-gtk is:

Windows metafile (WMF) is a picture format used by many Windows programs, e.g. Microsoft Word.

This transitional package depends on the new names of the shared library packages, to provide smooth upgrades from Debian 11. It can be removed if no installed packages depend on it.

There are three methods to install libwmf0.2-7-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 libwmf0.2-7-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 libwmf0.2-7-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libwmf0.2-7-gtk

Install libwmf0.2-7-gtk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libwmf0.2-7-gtk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libwmf0.2-7-gtk

Install libwmf0.2-7-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 libwmf0.2-7-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwmf0.2-7-gtk

How To Uninstall libwmf0.2-7-gtk on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libwmf0.2-7-gtk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwmf0.2-7-gtk

Uninstall libwmf0.2-7-gtk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libwmf0.2-7-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwmf0.2-7-gtk

Remove libwmf0.2-7-gtk Configurations and Data

To remove libwmf0.2-7-gtk configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwmf0.2-7-gtk

Remove libwmf0.2-7-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libwmf0.2-7-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwmf0.2-7-gtk

Dependencies

libwmf0.2-7-gtk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwmf0.2-7-gtk package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.