How To Install libgexiv2-2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-2 on Debian 9.
What is libgexiv2-2
libgexiv2-2 is:
gexiv2 is a GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library. It makes the basic features of Exiv2 available to GNOME applications.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libgexiv2-2 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 libgexiv2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgexiv2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgexiv2-2
Install libgexiv2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgexiv2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgexiv2-2
Install libgexiv2-2 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 libgexiv2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgexiv2-2
How To Uninstall libgexiv2-2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgexiv2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgexiv2-2
Uninstall libgexiv2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgexiv2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgexiv2-2
Remove libgexiv2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libgexiv2-2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgexiv2-2
Remove libgexiv2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgexiv2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgexiv2-2
Dependencies
libgexiv2-2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgexiv2-2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.