How To Install libdconf1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdconf1 on Debian 9. libdconf1 is simple configuration storage system - runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdconf1 on Debian 9.

What is libdconf1

libdconf1 is:

DConf is a low-level key/value database designed for storing desktop environment settings.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libdconf1 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 libdconf1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdconf1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdconf1

Install libdconf1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdconf1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdconf1

Install libdconf1 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 libdconf1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdconf1

How To Uninstall libdconf1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdconf1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdconf1

Uninstall libdconf1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdconf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdconf1

Remove libdconf1 Configurations and Data

To remove libdconf1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdconf1

Remove libdconf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdconf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdconf1

Dependencies

libdconf1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdconf1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.