diff --git a/recipes/netpbm/all/conandata.yml b/recipes/netpbm/all/conandata.yml
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+# Using versions from a Debian mirror because the upstream only hosts some quite outdated tarballs and an SVN repo with no tagged versions
+sources:
+  "11.6.0":
+    url: "https://salsa.debian.org/debian-phototools-team/netpbm/-/archive/upstream/11.06.00/netpbm-upstream-11.06.00.tar.bz2"
+    sha256: "3e0323ff3f472413cef3eeda2a16942eded3ac3117b7d597e3a25f3326208c3d"
diff --git a/recipes/netpbm/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/netpbm/all/conanfile.py
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+++ b/recipes/netpbm/all/conanfile.py
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+import os
+import shutil
+
+from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.errors import ConanInvalidConfiguration
+from conan.tools.apple import is_apple_os
+from conan.tools.build import cross_building
+from conan.tools.env import VirtualBuildEnv
+from conan.tools.files import get, save, replace_in_file, chdir, rmdir, rm, rename, copy
+from conan.tools.gnu import Autotools, AutotoolsToolchain, PkgConfigDeps
+from conan.tools.layout import basic_layout
+
+
+class NetpbmConan(ConanFile):
+    name = "netpbm"
+    description = (
+        "Netpbm is a library for reading and writing Netpbm image formats (PPM, PGM, PBM, PNM) "
+        "and a toolkit for manipulation of graphic images, including conversion of images between a variety of different formats."
+    )
+    license = "IJG AND BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only"
+    url = "https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index"
+    homepage = "http://netpbm.sourceforge.net"
+    topics = ("image", "graphics", "image-processing", "image-conversion", "ppm", "pgm", "pbm", "pnm")
+
+    package_type = "library"
+    settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+    options = {
+        "shared": [True, False],
+        "fPIC": [True, False],
+        "tools": [True, False],
+        "with_libjpeg": ["libjpeg", "libjpeg-turbo", "mozjpeg"],
+        "with_x11": [True, False],
+    }
+    default_options = {
+        "shared": False,
+        "fPIC": True,
+        "tools": False,
+        "with_libjpeg": "libjpeg",
+        "with_x11": True,
+    }
+
+    @property
+    def _settings_build(self):
+        return getattr(self, "settings_build", self.settings)
+
+    def config_options(self):
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            del self.options.fPIC
+        if self.settings.os not in ["Linux", "FreeBSD"]:
+            del self.options.with_x11
+
+    def configure(self):
+        if self.options.shared:
+            self.options.rm_safe("fPIC")
+        self.settings.rm_safe("compiler.libcxx")
+        self.settings.rm_safe("compiler.cppstd")
+
+    def package_id(self):
+        if not self.info.options.tools:
+            self.info.options.rm_safe("with_libjpeg")
+            self.info.options.rm_safe("with_x11")
+
+    def layout(self):
+        basic_layout(self, src_folder="src")
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        if self.options.tools:
+            self.requires("jasper/4.2.0")
+            self.requires("jbig/20160605")
+            self.requires("libpng/[>=1.6 <2]")
+            self.requires("libtiff/4.6.0")
+            self.requires("libxml2/2.12.5")
+            self.requires("zlib/[>=1.2.11 <2]")
+            if self.options.with_libjpeg == "libjpeg":
+                self.requires("libjpeg/9e")
+            elif self.options.with_libjpeg == "libjpeg-turbo":
+                self.requires("libjpeg-turbo/3.0.2")
+            elif self.options.with_libjpeg == "mozjpeg":
+                self.requires("mozjpeg/4.1.5")
+            if self.options.get_safe("with_x11"):
+                self.requires("xorg/system")
+            # TODO: add ghostscript to CCI
+
+    def validate(self):
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            raise ConanInvalidConfiguration("Windows is not supported. Contributions are welcome!")
+        if cross_building(self):
+            raise ConanInvalidConfiguration("Cross-building is not supported")
+
+    def build_requirements(self):
+        self.tool_requires("make/4.4.1")
+        if self.options.tools:
+            if not self.conf.get("tools.gnu:pkg_config", check_type=str):
+                self.tool_requires("pkgconf/2.1.0")
+            self.tool_requires("flex/2.6.4")
+            self.tool_requires("bison/3.8.2")
+
+    def source(self):
+        get(self, **self.conan_data["sources"][self.version], strip_root=True)
+
+    @property
+    def _libtype_and_suffix(self):
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            return "dll", "dll"
+        elif is_apple_os(self):
+            if self.options.shared:
+                return "dylib", "dylib"
+            else:
+                return "unixstatic", "a"
+        else:
+            if self.options.shared:
+                return "unixshared", "so"
+            else:
+                return "unixstatic", "a"
+
+    def generate(self):
+        env = VirtualBuildEnv(self)
+        env.generate()
+
+        tc = AutotoolsToolchain(self)
+        config = []
+        lib_type, suffix = self._libtype_and_suffix
+        config.append(f"NETPBMLIBTYPE={lib_type}")
+        config.append(f"NETPBMLIBSUFFIX={suffix}")
+        config.append(f"STATICLIB_TOO={'N' if self.options.shared else 'Y'}")
+        config.append(f"WANT_SSE={'Y' if self.settings.arch in ['x86', 'x86_64'] else 'N'}")
+        config.append("DEFAULT_TARGET=nonmerge")
+        config.append("LDRELOC=ld --reloc")
+
+        if is_apple_os(self):
+            config.append("LDSHLIB=-shared -dynamiclib -install_name @rpath/libnetpbm.dylib")
+
+        def _configure_dependency(name, pkg, lib):
+            cpp_info = self.dependencies[pkg].cpp_info.aggregated_components()
+            # The file does not need to exist. The build script simply strips 'lib*.a' from the paths.
+            lib_path = os.path.join(cpp_info.libdir, f"lib{lib}.a")
+            config.append(f"{name}LIB={lib_path}")
+            config.append(f"{name}HDR_DIR={cpp_info.includedir}")
+
+        def _use_pkgconfig(name):
+            config.append(f"{name}LIB=USE_PKGCONFIG.a")
+            config.append(f"{name}HDR_DIR=USE_PKGCONFIG.a")
+
+        if self.options.tools:
+            _configure_dependency("TIFF", "libtiff", "tiff")
+            _configure_dependency("PNG", "libpng", "png")
+            _configure_dependency("JPEG", str(self.options.with_libjpeg), "jpeg")
+            _configure_dependency("JASPER", "jasper", "jasper")
+            _configure_dependency("JBIG", "jbig", "jbig")
+            if self.options.get_safe("with_x11"):
+                _use_pkgconfig("X11")
+
+        cflags = list(tc.cflags)
+        if self.settings.build_type == "Debug":
+            cflags += ["-g"]
+        else:
+            # Match flags set by ./configure
+            cflags += ["-O3", "-ffast-math", "-fno-finite-math-only"]
+        if self.options.get_safe("fPIC", True):
+            cflags.append("-fPIC")
+        if is_apple_os(self):
+            # For vasprintf
+            cflags.append("-D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE")
+        config.append(f"CFLAGS={' '.join(cflags)}")
+
+        tc.make_args.extend(config)
+        tc.generate()
+
+        deps = PkgConfigDeps(self)
+        deps.generate()
+
+    def _patch_sources(self):
+        # Fix FILE not being defined in jpeglib.h
+        replace_in_file(self, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "converter", "other", "cameratopam", "camera.c"),
+                        "#include <jpeglib.h>", "#include <stdio.h>\n#include <jpeglib.h>")
+        # add missing -ljpeg to cameratopam
+        save(self, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "converter", "other", "cameratopam", "Makefile"),
+             "\ncameratopam: LDFLAGS_TARGET = $(shell $(LIBOPT) $(LIBOPTR) $(JPEGLIB))\n", append=True)
+
+        if not self.options.tools:
+            replace_in_file(self, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "GNUmakefile"),
+                            "PROG_SUBDIRS =", "PROG_SUBDIRS = #")
+
+    def build(self):
+        self._patch_sources()
+        with chdir(self, self.source_folder):
+            shutil.copy("config.mk.in", "config.mk")
+            autotools = Autotools(self)
+            autotools.make()
+
+    def package(self):
+        for file in ["copyright_summary", "patent_summary", "GPL_LICENSE.txt", "lgpl_v21.txt", "COPYRIGHT.PATENT"]:
+            copy(self, file, os.path.join(self.source_folder, "doc"), os.path.join(self.package_folder, "licenses"))
+        temp_dir = self.package_path.joinpath("tmp")
+        lib_dir = temp_dir.joinpath("lib")
+        with chdir(self, self.source_folder):
+            autotools = Autotools(self)
+            autotools.make(target="package", args=[f"pkgdir={temp_dir}"])
+        if self.options.shared:
+            if is_apple_os(self):
+                soname_file = next(lib_dir.glob("libnetpbm.*.*.dylib"))
+                rename(self, soname_file, lib_dir.joinpath("libnetpbm.dylib"))
+                rm(self, "libnetpbm.*.dylib", lib_dir)
+            else:
+                soname_file = next(lib_dir.glob("libnetpbm.so.*")).name
+                self.run(f"ln -s {soname_file} libnetpbm.so", cwd=lib_dir)
+        else:
+            copy(self, "*.a", os.path.join(self.source_folder, "lib"), lib_dir)
+        rename(self, os.path.join(temp_dir, "include"), os.path.join(self.package_folder, "include"))
+        rename(self, os.path.join(temp_dir, "lib"), os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib"))
+        rename(self, os.path.join(temp_dir, "misc"), os.path.join(self.package_folder, "res"))
+        if self.options.tools:
+            rename(self, os.path.join(temp_dir, "bin"), os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin"))
+        rmdir(self, temp_dir)
+
+    def package_info(self):
+        self.cpp_info.set_property("pkg_config_name", "netpbm")
+        self.cpp_info.libs = ["netpbm"]
+        if self.settings.os in ["Linux", "FreeBSD"]:
+            self.cpp_info.system_libs.append("m")
+
+        if self.options.tools:
+            self.cpp_info.requires.extend([
+                "jasper::jasper",
+                "jbig::jbig",
+                "libpng::libpng",
+                "libtiff::libtiff",
+                "libxml2::libxml2",
+                "zlib::zlib",
+            ])
+            if self.options.with_libjpeg == "libjpeg":
+                self.cpp_info.requires.append("libjpeg::libjpeg")
+            elif self.options.with_libjpeg == "libjpeg-turbo":
+                self.cpp_info.requires.append("libjpeg-turbo::jpeg")
+            elif self.options.with_libjpeg == "mozjpeg":
+                self.cpp_info.requires.append("mozjpeg::libjpeg")
+            if self.options.get_safe("with_x11"):
+                self.cpp_info.requires.append("xorg::x11")
diff --git a/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
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index 0000000000000..7ff81dec786f5
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+++ b/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project(test_package LANGUAGES C)
+
+find_package(netpbm REQUIRED CONFIG)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.c)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE netpbm::netpbm)
+target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE c_std_99)
diff --git a/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/conanfile.py
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index 0000000000000..0a808db45f245
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+++ b/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/conanfile.py
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+from conan import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.build import can_run
+from conan.tools.cmake import cmake_layout, CMake
+import os
+
+
+# It will become the standard on Conan 2.x
+class TestPackageConan(ConanFile):
+    settings = "os", "arch", "compiler", "build_type"
+    generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain", "VirtualRunEnv"
+    test_type = "explicit"
+
+    def layout(self):
+        cmake_layout(self)
+
+    def requirements(self):
+        self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
+
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()
+
+    def test(self):
+        if can_run(self):
+            bin_path = os.path.join(self.cpp.build.bindir, "test_package")
+            self.run(bin_path, env="conanrun")
diff --git a/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/test_package.c b/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/test_package.c
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index 0000000000000..b07fdb8f73d26
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+++ b/recipes/netpbm/all/test_package/test_package.c
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+// source: https://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/libnetpbm_ug.html
+
+#include <netpbm/pam.h>
+
+void pam_example() {
+    struct pam inpam, outpam;
+    tuple * tuplerow;
+    unsigned int row;
+
+    pm_init("image.pam", 0);
+
+    pnm_readpaminit(stdin, &inpam, PAM_STRUCT_SIZE(tuple_type));
+
+    outpam = inpam;
+    outpam.file = stdout;
+
+    pnm_writepaminit(&outpam);
+
+    tuplerow = pnm_allocpamrow(&inpam);
+
+    int grand_total = 0;
+    for (row = 0; row < inpam.height; ++row) {
+       unsigned int column;
+       pnm_readpamrow(&inpam, tuplerow);
+       for (column = 0; column < inpam.width; ++column) {
+           unsigned int plane;
+           for (plane = 0; plane < inpam.depth; ++plane) {
+               grand_total += tuplerow[column][plane];
+           }
+       }
+       pnm_writepamrow(&outpam, tuplerow);
+    }
+    pnm_freepamrow(tuplerow);
+}
+
+int main() {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/recipes/netpbm/config.yml b/recipes/netpbm/config.yml
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index 0000000000000..7788ef6e65a84
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+++ b/recipes/netpbm/config.yml
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+versions:
+  "11.6.0":
+    folder: all