How To Install libecore-file1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecore-file1 on Debian 9. libecore-file1 is Ecore File Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecore-file1 on Debian 9.

What is libecore-file1

libecore-file1 is:

This is the core event abstraction layer and X abstraction layer that makes doing selections, Xdnd, general X stuff, and event loops, timeouts and idle handlers fast, optimized, and convenient. It’s a separate library so anyone can make use of the work put into Ecore to make this job easy for applications.

This package contains the Ecore File Library.

There are three methods to install libecore-file1 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 libecore-file1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libecore-file1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libecore-file1

Install libecore-file1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libecore-file1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libecore-file1

Install libecore-file1 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 libecore-file1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libecore-file1

How To Uninstall libecore-file1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libecore-file1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libecore-file1

Uninstall libecore-file1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libecore-file1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecore-file1

Remove libecore-file1 Configurations and Data

To remove libecore-file1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libecore-file1

Remove libecore-file1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libecore-file1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libecore-file1

Dependencies

libecore-file1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecore-file1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.