How To Install xbmc-eventclients-dev on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is xbmc-eventclients-dev

xbmc-eventclients-dev is:

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

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

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

Install xbmc-eventclients-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xbmc-eventclients-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install xbmc-eventclients-dev

How To Uninstall xbmc-eventclients-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xbmc-eventclients-dev

Uninstall xbmc-eventclients-dev And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove xbmc-eventclients-dev Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

xbmc-eventclients-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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