How To Install libgail-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgail-dev on Debian 9. libgail-dev is GNOME Accessibility Implementation Library – development files

Introduction

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

What is libgail-dev

libgail-dev is:

Gail implements ATK interfaces for GTK+ widgets which are dynamically loadable at runtime by a GTK+ application. Once loaded, those parts of an application that use standard GTK+ widgets will have a basic level of accessibility, without the need to modify the application at all.

This package contains the development files for Gail.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgail-dev

Install libgail-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgail-dev

Install libgail-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 libgail-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgail-dev

How To Uninstall libgail-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libgail-dev

Uninstall libgail-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgail-dev

Remove libgail-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgail-dev

Remove libgail-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgail-dev

Dependencies

libgail-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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