How To Install scribus-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scribus-dev on Debian 9.
What is scribus-dev
scribus-dev is:
Scribus is an open source desktop page layout program with the aim of producing commercial grade output in PDF and Postscript.
Scribus can be used for many tasks; from brochure design to newspapers, magazines, newsletters and posters to technical documentation.
Scribus supports professional DTP features, such as CMYK color and a color management system to soft proof images for high quality color printing, flexible PDF creation options, Encapsulated PostScript import/export and creation of 4 color separations, import of EPS/PS and SVG as native vector graphics, Unicode text including right to left scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew via freetype. Graphic formats which can be placed in Scribus as images include PDF, Encapsulated Post Script (eps), TIFF, JPEG, PNG and XPixMap(xpm), and any bitmap type supported by QT4.
This package contains the development header files.
There are three methods to install scribus-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 scribus-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 scribus-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scribus-dev
Install scribus-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scribus-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scribus-dev
Install scribus-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 scribus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scribus-dev
How To Uninstall scribus-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the scribus-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scribus-dev
Uninstall scribus-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scribus-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scribus-dev
Remove scribus-dev Configurations and Data
To remove scribus-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scribus-dev
Remove scribus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scribus-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scribus-dev
Dependencies
scribus-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scribus-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.