How To Install libwraster-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster-dev on Debian 9.
What is libwraster-dev
libwraster-dev is:
This library is used to manipulate images and convert them to a format that can be displayed through the X window system. Read the wraster.h header for an idea of what is available
Contains libwraster and header files, for manipulating and rasterizing images.
There are three methods to install libwraster-dev 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 libwraster-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 libwraster-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwraster-dev
Install libwraster-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwraster-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwraster-dev
Install libwraster-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 libwraster-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwraster-dev
How To Uninstall libwraster-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libwraster-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwraster-dev
Uninstall libwraster-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwraster-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwraster-dev
Remove libwraster-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwraster-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwraster-dev
Remove libwraster-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwraster-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwraster-dev
Dependencies
libwraster-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwraster-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.