How To Install libgconfmm-2.6-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconfmm-2.6-dev on Debian 9. libgconfmm-2.6-dev is C++ wrappers for GConf (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconfmm-2.6-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgconfmm-2.6-dev

libgconfmm-2.6-dev is:

GConf is a system for storing application preferences. gconfmm is the C++ wrapper for GConf.

This package contains development files and examples.

There are three methods to install libgconfmm-2.6-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 libgconfmm-2.6-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 libgconfmm-2.6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgconfmm-2.6-dev

Install libgconfmm-2.6-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgconfmm-2.6-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgconfmm-2.6-dev

Install libgconfmm-2.6-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 libgconfmm-2.6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgconfmm-2.6-dev

How To Uninstall libgconfmm-2.6-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgconfmm-2.6-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgconfmm-2.6-dev

Uninstall libgconfmm-2.6-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgconfmm-2.6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgconfmm-2.6-dev

Remove libgconfmm-2.6-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgconfmm-2.6-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgconfmm-2.6-dev

Remove libgconfmm-2.6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgconfmm-2.6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgconfmm-2.6-dev

Dependencies

libgconfmm-2.6-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgconfmm-2.6-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.