How To Install python-cairosvg on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-cairosvg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-cairosvg is SVG to PDF/PS/PNG converter based on Cairo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cairosvg on Debian 10.

What is python-cairosvg

python-cairosvg is:

CairoSVG is a SVG converter based on Cairo. It can export SVG files to PDF, PostScript and PNG files. The main part of CairoSVG is a SVG parser, trying to follow the SVG 1.1 recommendation from the W3C. Once parsed, the result is drawn to a Cairo surface that can be exported to various formats: PDF, PostScript, PNG and even SVG.

There are three methods to install python-cairosvg 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 python-cairosvg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-cairosvg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-cairosvg

Install python-cairosvg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cairosvg

Install python-cairosvg 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 python-cairosvg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-cairosvg

How To Uninstall python-cairosvg on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-cairosvg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-cairosvg

Uninstall python-cairosvg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-cairosvg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cairosvg

Remove python-cairosvg Configurations and Data

To remove python-cairosvg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cairosvg

Remove python-cairosvg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cairosvg

Dependencies

python-cairosvg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cairosvg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.