How To Install baloo on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install baloo on Debian 9. baloo is transitional package for baloo

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.