How To Install libmatedict-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libmatedict-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libmatedict-dev is MATE desktop utilities (matedict development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatedict-dev on Debian 10.

What is libmatedict-dev

libmatedict-dev is:

The MATE dictionary is a program which can look up the definition of words over the internet (including a panel applet to do the same). MATE dictionary is included in the MATE utilities bundle.

This package provides the development files of the MATE dictionary library.

There are three methods to install libmatedict-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmatedict-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 libmatedict-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmatedict-dev

Install libmatedict-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmatedict-dev

Install libmatedict-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 libmatedict-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmatedict-dev

How To Uninstall libmatedict-dev on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove libmatedict-dev

Uninstall libmatedict-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmatedict-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatedict-dev

Remove libmatedict-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmatedict-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatedict-dev

Remove libmatedict-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatedict-dev

Dependencies

libmatedict-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatedict-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.