How To Install libsexy-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsexy-dev on Debian 9. libsexy-dev is collection of additional GTK+ widgets - header files

Introduction

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

What is libsexy-dev

libsexy-dev is:

libsexy is a collection of GTK+ widgets that extend the functionality of such standard widgets as GtkEntry and GtkLabel by subclassing them and working around the limitations of the widgets.

These are the header files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsexy-dev

Install libsexy-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsexy-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsexy-dev

How To Uninstall libsexy-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libsexy-dev

Uninstall libsexy-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsexy-dev

Remove libsexy-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsexy-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsexy-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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