How To Install libdebconf-kde-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconf-kde-dev on Debian 9.
What is libdebconf-kde-dev
libdebconf-kde-dev is:
Debconf KDE is a GUI library for including Debconf frontends in Qt-based applications. Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages, which is used to ask questions when they are installed. This library is written in C++ and used by Apper and Muon to embed Debconf dialogs.
This package contains the development headers for the Debconf KDE library
There are three methods to install libdebconf-kde-dev 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 libdebconf-kde-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 libdebconf-kde-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdebconf-kde-dev
Install libdebconf-kde-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdebconf-kde-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdebconf-kde-dev
Install libdebconf-kde-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 libdebconf-kde-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdebconf-kde-dev
How To Uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libdebconf-kde-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdebconf-kde-dev
Uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdebconf-kde-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdebconf-kde-dev
Remove libdebconf-kde-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdebconf-kde-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdebconf-kde-dev
Remove libdebconf-kde-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdebconf-kde-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdebconf-kde-dev
Dependencies
libdebconf-kde-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdebconf-kde-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.