How To Install gir1.2-atril on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-atril on Debian 9. gir1.2-atril is GObject introspection data for Atril

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-atril on Debian 9.

What is gir1.2-atril

gir1.2-atril is:

Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI and Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

This package contains introspection data for Atril.

It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-atril 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 gir1.2-atril Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-atril using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-atril

Install gir1.2-atril Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-atril using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-atril

Install gir1.2-atril 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 gir1.2-atril using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-atril

How To Uninstall gir1.2-atril on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gir1.2-atril package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-atril

Uninstall gir1.2-atril And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gir1.2-atril and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-atril

Remove gir1.2-atril Configurations and Data

To remove gir1.2-atril configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-atril

Remove gir1.2-atril configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-atril configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-atril

Dependencies

gir1.2-atril have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-atril package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.