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