How To Install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 on Debian 12.

What is gir1.2-gconf-2.0

gir1.2-gconf-2.0 is:

GConf is a configuration database system for storing application preferences. It supports default or mandatory settings set by the administrator, and changes to the database are instantly applied to all running applications. It is written for the GNOME desktop but doesn’t require it.

This package contains introspection data for GConf. It can be used by packages using the GIRepository format to generate dynamic bindings.

This package is for legacy applications and no longer used by GNOME.

There are three methods to install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 on Debian 12. 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-gconf-2.0 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-gconf-2.0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gir1.2-gconf-2.0

Install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gir1.2-gconf-2.0

Install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 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-gconf-2.0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gir1.2-gconf-2.0

How To Uninstall gir1.2-gconf-2.0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gir1.2-gconf-2.0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gir1.2-gconf-2.0

Uninstall gir1.2-gconf-2.0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gir1.2-gconf-2.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gir1.2-gconf-2.0

Remove gir1.2-gconf-2.0 Configurations and Data

To remove gir1.2-gconf-2.0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gir1.2-gconf-2.0

Remove gir1.2-gconf-2.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gir1.2-gconf-2.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gir1.2-gconf-2.0

Dependencies

gir1.2-gconf-2.0 have the following dependencies:

• gconf-service
• gir1.2-glib-2.0
• libgconf-2-4

References

• gir1.2-gconf-2.0 website
• gir1.2-gconf-2.0 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gir1.2-gconf-2.0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.