How To Install libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9. libglib2.0-dev is Development files for the GLib library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libglib2.0-dev

libglib2.0-dev is:

GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

This package is needed to compile programs against libglib2.0-0, as only it includes the header files and static libraries (optionally) needed for compiling.

There are three methods to install libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-dev

Install libglib2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-dev

Install libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libglib2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-dev

Uninstall libglib2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglib2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-dev

Remove libglib2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libglib2.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-dev

Remove libglib2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-dev

Dependencies

libglib2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.