How To Install libgcab-1.0-0 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcab-1.0-0 on Debian 9.
What is libgcab-1.0-0
libgcab-1.0-0 is:
libgcab provides functions to manipulate cabinet (.cab) files, both for reading and writing their contents.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgcab-1.0-0 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 libgcab-1.0-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcab-1.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcab-1.0-0
Install libgcab-1.0-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcab-1.0-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcab-1.0-0
Install libgcab-1.0-0 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 libgcab-1.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcab-1.0-0
How To Uninstall libgcab-1.0-0 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgcab-1.0-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcab-1.0-0
Uninstall libgcab-1.0-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcab-1.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcab-1.0-0
Remove libgcab-1.0-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgcab-1.0-0 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcab-1.0-0
Remove libgcab-1.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcab-1.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcab-1.0-0
Dependencies
libgcab-1.0-0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcab-1.0-0 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.