How to Install and Uninstall giflib-tools Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the giflib-tools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "giflib-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to install giflib-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "giflib-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall giflib-tools on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the giflib-tools package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: giflib-tools
Source: giflib
Version: 5.2.1-2.5
Installed-Size: 304
Maintainer: David Suárez
Architecture: amd64
Provides: libungif-bin
Depends: libperl4-corelibs-perl | perl (<< 5.12.3-7), libc6 (>= 2.29), libgif7 (>= 5.1)
Description: library for GIF images (utilities)
Description-md5: 645bb21a0301cc3a134940ed1ef35284
Homepage: http://giflib.sourceforge.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::converting, works-with-format::gif,
works-with-format::jpg, works-with-format::png, works-with::image,
works-with::image:raster
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/giflib/giflib-tools_5.2.1-2.5_amd64.deb
Size: 94352
MD5sum: 9f3d920ae07d25ad02552343deccad60
SHA256: 6536320a1e6b2e6ec42eec99af32b56f46fa6f8d9a9202026506d347a5020b4a