How To Install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev on Debian 9. libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev is CLI implementation of D-Bus (GLib mainloop integration) - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev on Debian 9.

What is libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev is:

dbus-sharp is a fork of ndesk-dbus, which is a C# implementation of D-Bus. It’s often referred to as “managed D-Bus” to avoid confusion with existing bindings (which wrap libdbus).

D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications. Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms of complexity.

This package contains development files for dbus-sharp-glib, and should be used for compilation.

There are three methods to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev 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 libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

Install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

Install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev 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 libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

How To Uninstall libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

Uninstall libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

Remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

Remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev

Dependencies

libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-glib2.0-cil-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.