How To Install libgcr-3-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcr-3-common on Debian 9.
What is libgcr-3-common
libgcr-3-common is:
GCR is a library for crypto UI and related tasks.
This package contains data files uses by the GCR library.
There are three methods to install libgcr-3-common 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 libgcr-3-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcr-3-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgcr-3-common
Install libgcr-3-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgcr-3-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgcr-3-common
Install libgcr-3-common 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 libgcr-3-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgcr-3-common
How To Uninstall libgcr-3-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgcr-3-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgcr-3-common
Uninstall libgcr-3-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgcr-3-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgcr-3-common
Remove libgcr-3-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgcr-3-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgcr-3-common
Remove libgcr-3-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgcr-3-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgcr-3-common
Dependencies
libgcr-3-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgcr-3-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.