How To Install libnotify-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify-dev on Debian 9. libnotify-dev is sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon (Development files)

Introduction

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

What is libnotify-dev

libnotify-dev is:

A library that sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user’s way.

This package contains the include files and static library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libnotify-dev

Install libnotify-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libnotify-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libnotify-dev

How To Uninstall libnotify-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libnotify-dev

Uninstall libnotify-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotify-dev

Remove libnotify-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libnotify-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libnotify-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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