How To Install netpbm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm on Debian 10.
What is netpbm
netpbm is:
Netpbm is a toolkit for manipulation of graphic images, including conversion of images between a variety of different formats. There are over 220 separate tools in the package including converters for more than 80 graphics formats.
There are three methods to install netpbm on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install netpbm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install netpbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install netpbm
Install netpbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install netpbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install netpbm
Install netpbm 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 netpbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install netpbm
How To Uninstall netpbm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the netpbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove netpbm
Uninstall netpbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall netpbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove netpbm
Remove netpbm Configurations and Data
To remove netpbm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge netpbm
Remove netpbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove netpbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge netpbm
Dependencies
netpbm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install netpbm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
