How To Install libzopfli-dev on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzopfli-dev on Debian 12.

What is libzopfli-dev

libzopfli-dev is:

Zopfli Compression Algorithm is a new zlib (gzip, deflate) compatible compressor. This compressor takes more time (~100x slower), but compresses around 5% better than zlib and better than any other zlib-compatible compressor we have found.

This package contains the headers for libzopfli1.

There are three methods to install libzopfli-dev 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 libzopfli-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 libzopfli-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzopfli-dev

Install libzopfli-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzopfli-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzopfli-dev

Install libzopfli-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 libzopfli-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzopfli-dev

How To Uninstall libzopfli-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libzopfli-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzopfli-dev

Uninstall libzopfli-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzopfli-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzopfli-dev

Remove libzopfli-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libzopfli-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzopfli-dev

Remove libzopfli-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzopfli-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzopfli-dev

Dependencies

libzopfli-dev have the following dependencies:

• libzopfli1

References

• libzopfli-dev website
• libzopfli-dev on packages.debian.org

Summary

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