How To Install libappstream-glib-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream-glib-dev on Debian 11. libappstream-glib-dev is GNOME library to access AppStream services (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream-glib-dev on Debian 11.

What is libappstream-glib-dev

libappstream-glib-dev is:

AppStream is a cross-distribution effort for creating and sharing metadata about software components available in the package repositories of a distribution.

This package contains development files necessary to develop tools which use the libappstream-glib library.

There are three methods to install libappstream-glib-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libappstream-glib-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libappstream-glib-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libappstream-glib-dev

Install libappstream-glib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libappstream-glib-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libappstream-glib-dev

Install libappstream-glib-dev 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 libappstream-glib-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libappstream-glib-dev

How To Uninstall libappstream-glib-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libappstream-glib-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libappstream-glib-dev

Uninstall libappstream-glib-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libappstream-glib-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libappstream-glib-dev

Remove libappstream-glib-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libappstream-glib-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libappstream-glib-dev

Remove libappstream-glib-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libappstream-glib-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libappstream-glib-dev

Dependencies

libappstream-glib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libappstream-glib-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.