How To Install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9. libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev is C++ binding of GtkSourceView - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev is:

GtkSourceViewMM is a C++ binding of GtkSourceView, an extension to the text widget included in GTK+ 3.x adding syntax highlighting and other features typical for a source file editor.

GtkSourceViewMM is crafted to integrate well into applications using the gtkmm framework.

These are the development files for libgtksourceviewmm, needed only if you wish to write or compile software which uses it.

There are three methods to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-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 libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-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 libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

Install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

Install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-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 libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

Uninstall libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

Remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

Remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev

Dependencies

libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.