How To Install webp-pixbuf-loader on Debian 12

Learn how to install webp-pixbuf-loader on Debian 12 with this tutorial. webp-pixbuf-loader is WebP Image format GdkPixbuf loader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install webp-pixbuf-loader on Debian 12.

What is webp-pixbuf-loader

webp-pixbuf-loader is:

webp-pixbuf-loader integrates libwebp library into GDK image processing framework, so GDK based application can use WEBP format natively.

This allows GTK applications preview and load pictures in WEBP format.

There are three methods to install webp-pixbuf-loader 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 webp-pixbuf-loader Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install webp-pixbuf-loader using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install webp-pixbuf-loader

Install webp-pixbuf-loader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install webp-pixbuf-loader using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install webp-pixbuf-loader

Install webp-pixbuf-loader 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 webp-pixbuf-loader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webp-pixbuf-loader

How To Uninstall webp-pixbuf-loader on Debian 12

To uninstall only the webp-pixbuf-loader package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove webp-pixbuf-loader

Uninstall webp-pixbuf-loader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webp-pixbuf-loader

Remove webp-pixbuf-loader Configurations and Data

To remove webp-pixbuf-loader configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge webp-pixbuf-loader

Remove webp-pixbuf-loader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove webp-pixbuf-loader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webp-pixbuf-loader

Dependencies

webp-pixbuf-loader have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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