How To Install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg on Debian 9. libgnomevfs2-0-dbg is GNOME Virtual File System (debugging libraries)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

libgnomevfs2-0-dbg is:

GNOME VFS is the GNOME virtual file system. It is the foundation of the Nautilus file manager. It provides a modular architecture and ships with several modules that implement support for local files, http, ftp and others. It provides an URI-based API, a backend supporting asynchronous file operations, a MIME type manipulation library and other features.

This package contains unstripped shared libraries. It is provided primarily to provide a backtrace with names in a debugger, to make it easier to interpret core dumps. The libraries are installed in /usr/lib/debug and are automatically used by gdb.

There are three methods to install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg 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 libgnomevfs2-0-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

Install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

Install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg 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 libgnomevfs2-0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

How To Uninstall libgnomevfs2-0-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnomevfs2-0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

Uninstall libgnomevfs2-0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnomevfs2-0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

Remove libgnomevfs2-0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgnomevfs2-0-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

Remove libgnomevfs2-0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnomevfs2-0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnomevfs2-0-dbg

Dependencies

libgnomevfs2-0-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-0-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.