How To Install xbmc-eventclients-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbmc-eventclients-common on Debian 9. xbmc-eventclients-common is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbmc-eventclients-common on Debian 9.

What is xbmc-eventclients-common

xbmc-eventclients-common is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install xbmc-eventclients-common 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 xbmc-eventclients-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xbmc-eventclients-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xbmc-eventclients-common

Install xbmc-eventclients-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xbmc-eventclients-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xbmc-eventclients-common

Install xbmc-eventclients-common 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 xbmc-eventclients-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xbmc-eventclients-common

How To Uninstall xbmc-eventclients-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xbmc-eventclients-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xbmc-eventclients-common

Uninstall xbmc-eventclients-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbmc-eventclients-common

Remove xbmc-eventclients-common Configurations and Data

To remove xbmc-eventclients-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xbmc-eventclients-common

Remove xbmc-eventclients-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xbmc-eventclients-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbmc-eventclients-common

Dependencies

xbmc-eventclients-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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