How To Install baloo on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install baloo on Debian 9.
What is baloo
baloo is:
A framework for searching and managing metadata in KDE Software.
Baloo is part of the KDE Plasma desktop.
This package can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install baloo 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 baloo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install baloo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install baloo
Install baloo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install baloo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install baloo
Install baloo 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 baloo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install baloo
How To Uninstall baloo on Debian 9
To uninstall only the baloo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove baloo
Uninstall baloo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall baloo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove baloo
Remove baloo Configurations and Data
To remove baloo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge baloo
Remove baloo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove baloo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baloo
Dependencies
baloo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install baloo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.