How To Install libgtksourceview2.0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview2.0-dev on Debian 9. libgtksourceview2.0-dev is development files for the GTK+ syntax highlighting widget

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview2.0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgtksourceview2.0-dev

libgtksourceview2.0-dev is:

GtkSourceView is a text widget that extends the standard GTK+ 2.x text widget GtkTextView. It improves GtkTextView by implementing syntax highlighting and other features typical of a source editor.

This package contains the header files required if you wish to develop software that uses the GtkSourceView widget.

There are three methods to install libgtksourceview2.0-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 libgtksourceview2.0-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 libgtksourceview2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceview2.0-dev

Install libgtksourceview2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceview2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtksourceview2.0-dev

Install libgtksourceview2.0-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 libgtksourceview2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceview2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgtksourceview2.0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgtksourceview2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceview2.0-dev

Uninstall libgtksourceview2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtksourceview2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtksourceview2.0-dev

Remove libgtksourceview2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtksourceview2.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceview2.0-dev

Remove libgtksourceview2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceview2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceview2.0-dev

Dependencies

libgtksourceview2.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceview2.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.