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

Last updated: February 02,2025

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
SparkyLinux

1. Install "pngquant" package

Learn how to install pngquant on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pngquant
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "pngquant" package

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pngquant
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

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