How To Install libgpgme++2v5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgme++2v5 on Debian 9. libgpgme++2v5 is C++ wrapper library for GPGME

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgme++2v5 on Debian 9.

What is libgpgme++2v5

libgpgme++2v5 is:

GpgME++ is a C++ wrapper (or C++ bindings) for the GnuPG project’s GPGME (GnuPG Made Easy) library.

This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.

There are three methods to install libgpgme++2v5 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 libgpgme++2v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpgme++2v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgpgme++2v5

Install libgpgme++2v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpgme++2v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgpgme++2v5

Install libgpgme++2v5 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 libgpgme++2v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgpgme++2v5

How To Uninstall libgpgme++2v5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgpgme++2v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgpgme++2v5

Uninstall libgpgme++2v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgpgme++2v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpgme++2v5

Remove libgpgme++2v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libgpgme++2v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpgme++2v5

Remove libgpgme++2v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgpgme++2v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpgme++2v5

Dependencies

libgpgme++2v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpgme++2v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.