How To Install geeqie-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie-common on Debian 9.
What is geeqie-common
geeqie-common is:
Geeqie is a browser for graphics files offering single click viewing of your graphics files. It includes thumbnail view, zoom, filtering features and external editor support.
This package contains data files for Geeqie such as documentation or locales.
There are three methods to install geeqie-common 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 geeqie-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install geeqie-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geeqie-common
Install geeqie-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install geeqie-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geeqie-common
Install geeqie-common 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 geeqie-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geeqie-common
How To Uninstall geeqie-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the geeqie-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geeqie-common
Uninstall geeqie-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geeqie-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geeqie-common
Remove geeqie-common Configurations and Data
To remove geeqie-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geeqie-common
Remove geeqie-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geeqie-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geeqie-common
Dependencies
geeqie-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.