How To Install libgnome2-bin on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-bin on Debian 9. libgnome2-bin is The GNOME library - binary files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-bin on Debian 9.

What is libgnome2-bin

libgnome2-bin is:

This package contains gnome-open, a utility that exposes functionality from the base GNOME library.

There are three methods to install libgnome2-bin 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 libgnome2-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnome2-bin

Install libgnome2-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome2-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnome2-bin

Install libgnome2-bin 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 libgnome2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnome2-bin

How To Uninstall libgnome2-bin on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnome2-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnome2-bin

Uninstall libgnome2-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnome2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome2-bin

Remove libgnome2-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libgnome2-bin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome2-bin

Remove libgnome2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnome2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome2-bin

Dependencies

libgnome2-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-bin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.