How To Install geeqie-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie-common on Debian 9. geeqie-common is data files for Geeqie

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie-common on Debian 9.

What is geeqie-common

geeqie-common is:

Geeqie is a browser for graphics files offering single click viewing of your graphics files. It includes thumbnail view, zoom, filtering features and external editor support.

This package contains data files for Geeqie such as documentation or locales.

There are three methods to install geeqie-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install geeqie-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install geeqie-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install geeqie-common

Install geeqie-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geeqie-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geeqie-common

Install geeqie-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install geeqie-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geeqie-common

How To Uninstall geeqie-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the geeqie-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geeqie-common

Uninstall geeqie-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geeqie-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geeqie-common

Remove geeqie-common Configurations and Data

To remove geeqie-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geeqie-common

Remove geeqie-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geeqie-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geeqie-common

Dependencies

geeqie-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.