How To Install libkexiv2-11 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2-11 on Debian 9.
What is libkexiv2-11
libkexiv2-11 is:
Libkexiv2 is a Qt wrapper around the Exiv2 library, used to manipulate pictures metadata.
This package contains the libkexiv2 library.
There are three methods to install libkexiv2-11 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 libkexiv2-11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkexiv2-11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkexiv2-11
Install libkexiv2-11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkexiv2-11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkexiv2-11
Install libkexiv2-11 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 libkexiv2-11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkexiv2-11
How To Uninstall libkexiv2-11 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libkexiv2-11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkexiv2-11
Uninstall libkexiv2-11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkexiv2-11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkexiv2-11
Remove libkexiv2-11 Configurations and Data
To remove libkexiv2-11 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkexiv2-11
Remove libkexiv2-11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkexiv2-11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkexiv2-11
Dependencies
libkexiv2-11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2-11 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
