libcairo2-dev software package provides Development files for the Cairo 2D graphics library, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev
libcairo2-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libcairo2-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libcairo2-dev *
You will get with libcairo2-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libcairo2-dev |
| Version | 1.14.0-2.1+deb8u1 |
| Description | Development files for the Cairo 2D graphics library |
| Sub Section | Libdevel |