How To Install libfm-modules-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-modules-dbg on Debian 9. libfm-modules-dbg is file management support (libfm-modules debug)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-modules-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libfm-modules-dbg

libfm-modules-dbg is:

LibFM provides file management functions built on top of Glib/GIO, giving a convenient higher-level API.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libfm modules.

There are three methods to install libfm-modules-dbg 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 libfm-modules-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfm-modules-dbg

Install libfm-modules-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfm-modules-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfm-modules-dbg

Install libfm-modules-dbg 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 libfm-modules-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfm-modules-dbg

How To Uninstall libfm-modules-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfm-modules-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfm-modules-dbg

Uninstall libfm-modules-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-modules-dbg

Remove libfm-modules-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libfm-modules-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-modules-dbg

Remove libfm-modules-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfm-modules-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-modules-dbg

Dependencies

libfm-modules-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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