How To Install geeqie on Debian 10

Learn how to install geeqie on Debian 10 with this tutorial. geeqie is image viewer using GTK+

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie on Debian 10.

What is geeqie

geeqie 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.

There are three methods to install geeqie on Debian 10. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install geeqie

Install geeqie Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geeqie using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geeqie

Install geeqie 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geeqie

How To Uninstall geeqie on Debian 10

To uninstall only the geeqie package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geeqie

Uninstall geeqie And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geeqie and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geeqie

Remove geeqie Configurations and Data

To remove geeqie configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geeqie

Remove geeqie configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geeqie configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geeqie

Dependencies

geeqie have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geeqie package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.