How To Install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev on Debian 9.
What is libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
libgit2-glib-1.0-dev is:
libgit2-glib is a glib wrapper library around the libgit2 git access library.
This package contains the development files used in building applications that use the libgit2-glib Library.
There are three methods to install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev 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 libgit2-glib-1.0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
Install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
Install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev 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 libgit2-glib-1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgit2-glib-1.0-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgit2-glib-1.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
Uninstall libgit2-glib-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgit2-glib-1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
Remove libgit2-glib-1.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgit2-glib-1.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
Remove libgit2-glib-1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgit2-glib-1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgit2-glib-1.0-dev
Dependencies
libgit2-glib-1.0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgit2-glib-1.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.