How to Install and Uninstall pngquant Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 12,2024

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "pngquant" package

Learn how to install pngquant on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pngquant
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pngquant" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall pngquant 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 pngquant package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: pngquant
Version: 2.17.0-1
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Debian PhotoTools Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libimagequant0 (>= 2.11.10), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1)
Description: PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image optimising utility
Description-md5: 1d0769779d5bab0eb300ce90eee9ee09
Homepage: https://pngquant.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, use::compressing, use::converting,
works-with-format::png, works-with::image, works-with::image:raster
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pngquant/pngquant_2.17.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 21324
MD5sum: 203b040bae1d6dce9a5bbd72b12f8002
SHA256: ca3ff9a576222df2f341d20a71f8bd1e051351fad4db15c00e7dd58bd9fc4142