How To Install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. gir1.2-tracker-2.0 is GObject introspection data for Tracker GObject introspection data for Tracker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is gir1.2-tracker-2.0

gir1.2-tracker-2.0 is:

This package contains introspection data for libtracker-control, libtracker-miner and libtracker-sparql.

It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings

Tracker is an advanced framework for first class objects with associated metadata and tags. It provides a one stop solution for all metadata, tags, shared object databases, search tools and indexing.

Package: gir1.2-tracker-2.0 Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.3.4-1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: introspection Source: tracker Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 79 Provides: gir1.2-trackercontrol-2.0 (= 2.3.4-1), gir1.2-trackerminer-2.0 (= 2.3.4-1) Depends: gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 0.10.7-1~), libtracker-control-2.0-0 (= 2.3.4-1), libtracker-miner-2.0-0 (= 2.3.4-1), libtracker-sparql-2.0-0 (= 2.3.4-1) Filename: pool/main/t/tracker/gir1.2-tracker-2.0_2.3.4-1_amd64.deb Size: 12508 MD5sum: 059155b03b0d43d654ace83fb6b1f519 SHA1: 05b6c1bc2ab8b097526a1af8fef5c59150a93171 SHA256: ea9d91611a0ada335e51596fdccbd7f18dd0e75b35e959a6629294c324355580 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Tracker Description-en: GObject introspection data for Tracker This package contains introspection data for libtracker-control, libtracker-miner and libtracker-sparql.

It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings

Tracker is an advanced framework for first class objects with associated metadata and tags. It provides a one stop solution for all metadata, tags, shared object databases, search tools and indexing.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-tracker-2.0

Install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-tracker-2.0

Install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-tracker-2.0

How To Uninstall gir1.2-tracker-2.0 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the gir1.2-tracker-2.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-tracker-2.0

Uninstall gir1.2-tracker-2.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gir1.2-tracker-2.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-tracker-2.0

Remove gir1.2-tracker-2.0 Configurations and Data

To remove gir1.2-tracker-2.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-tracker-2.0

Remove gir1.2-tracker-2.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-tracker-2.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-tracker-2.0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-tracker-2.0 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.