How To Install libgconf2-doc on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgconf2-doc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgconf2-doc is GNOME configuration database system (API reference)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconf2-doc on Debian 10.

What is libgconf2-doc

libgconf2-doc is:

GConf is a configuration database system for storing application preferences. It supports default or mandatory settings set by the administrator, and changes to the database are instantly applied to all running applications. It is written for the GNOME desktop but doesn’t require it.

This package contains the API reference for the GConf library.

This package is for legacy applications and no longer used by GNOME.

There are three methods to install libgconf2-doc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgconf2-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgconf2-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgconf2-doc

Install libgconf2-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgconf2-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgconf2-doc

Install libgconf2-doc 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 libgconf2-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgconf2-doc

How To Uninstall libgconf2-doc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgconf2-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgconf2-doc

Uninstall libgconf2-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgconf2-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgconf2-doc

Remove libgconf2-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgconf2-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgconf2-doc

Remove libgconf2-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgconf2-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgconf2-doc

Dependencies

libgconf2-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconf2-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.