How To Install libgnomevfs2-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-common on Debian 9.
What is libgnomevfs2-common
libgnomevfs2-common 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 the documentation, data files and locales.
There are three methods to install libgnomevfs2-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnomevfs2-common
Install libgnomevfs2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnomevfs2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnomevfs2-common
Install libgnomevfs2-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnomevfs2-common
How To Uninstall libgnomevfs2-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgnomevfs2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnomevfs2-common
Uninstall libgnomevfs2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnomevfs2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnomevfs2-common
Remove libgnomevfs2-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgnomevfs2-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnomevfs2-common
Remove libgnomevfs2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnomevfs2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnomevfs2-common
Dependencies
libgnomevfs2-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnomevfs2-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
