How To Install gir1.2-eom on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is gir1.2-eom

gir1.2-eom is:

eom or the Eye of MATE is a simple graphics viewer for the MATE desktop which uses the gdk-pixbuf library. It can deal with large images, and zoom and scroll with constant memory usage. Its goals are simplicity and standards compliance.

This package contains introspection data for eom.

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

There are three methods to install gir1.2-eom 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-eom 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-eom using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install gir1.2-eom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-eom

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

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-eom

How To Uninstall gir1.2-eom on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-eom

Uninstall gir1.2-eom And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove gir1.2-eom Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

gir1.2-eom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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