How To Install libavahi-ui0 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-ui0 on Debian 9. libavahi-ui0 is Avahi GTK+ User interface library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-ui0 on Debian 9.

What is libavahi-ui0

libavahi-ui0 is:

Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.

This library contains a GTK+ widget for browsing services.

There are three methods to install libavahi-ui0 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 libavahi-ui0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-ui0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavahi-ui0

Install libavahi-ui0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-ui0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libavahi-ui0

Install libavahi-ui0 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 libavahi-ui0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavahi-ui0

How To Uninstall libavahi-ui0 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libavahi-ui0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavahi-ui0

Uninstall libavahi-ui0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavahi-ui0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavahi-ui0

Remove libavahi-ui0 Configurations and Data

To remove libavahi-ui0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavahi-ui0

Remove libavahi-ui0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libavahi-ui0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavahi-ui0

Dependencies

libavahi-ui0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-ui0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.