How To Install gambas3-gb-scanner on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-scanner on Debian 9.
What is gambas3-gb-scanner
gambas3-gb-scanner is:
The Gambas scanner management library is a frontend of the ScanImage program provided by the sane toolkit. It allows one to easily manage scanner devices in Gambas code.
This package allows you to use and manage scanner devices in Gambas code.
There are three methods to install gambas3-gb-scanner 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 gambas3-gb-scanner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-scanner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-gb-scanner
Install gambas3-gb-scanner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-gb-scanner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gambas3-gb-scanner
Install gambas3-gb-scanner 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 gambas3-gb-scanner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-gb-scanner
How To Uninstall gambas3-gb-scanner on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gambas3-gb-scanner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gambas3-gb-scanner
Uninstall gambas3-gb-scanner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gambas3-gb-scanner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-gb-scanner
Remove gambas3-gb-scanner Configurations and Data
To remove gambas3-gb-scanner configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-gb-scanner
Remove gambas3-gb-scanner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gambas3-gb-scanner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-gb-scanner
Dependencies
gambas3-gb-scanner have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-gb-scanner package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.