How To Install libfm-qt-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt-dev on Debian 9. libfm-qt-dev is file management support library for pcmanfm-qt (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt-dev on Debian 9.

What is libfm-qt-dev

libfm-qt-dev is:

Libfm-Qt is a companion library providing components to build desktop file managers.

This package contains development files for helper library libfm-qt.

There are three methods to install libfm-qt-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 libfm-qt-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 libfm-qt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfm-qt-dev

Install libfm-qt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfm-qt-dev

Install libfm-qt-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 libfm-qt-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfm-qt-dev

How To Uninstall libfm-qt-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfm-qt-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfm-qt-dev

Uninstall libfm-qt-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-qt-dev

Remove libfm-qt-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-qt-dev

Remove libfm-qt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-qt-dev

Dependencies

libfm-qt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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