How To Install libfm-data on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-data on Debian 9.
What is libfm-data
libfm-data is:
LibFM provides file management functions built on top of Glib/GIO, giving a convenient higher-level API.
This package contains the common data of the core library.
There are three methods to install libfm-data 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 libfm-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfm-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfm-data
Install libfm-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfm-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfm-data
Install libfm-data 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 libfm-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfm-data
How To Uninstall libfm-data on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libfm-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfm-data
Uninstall libfm-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfm-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-data
Remove libfm-data Configurations and Data
To remove libfm-data configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-data
Remove libfm-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfm-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-data
Dependencies
libfm-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-data package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.