How To Install libglade2-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglade2-dev on Debian 11. libglade2-dev is development files for libglade

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglade2-dev on Debian 11.

What is libglade2-dev

libglade2-dev is:

This library allows one to load externally stored user interfaces into programs. This allows alteration of the interface without recompilation of the program.

The interfaces can also be edited with GLADE.

There are three methods to install libglade2-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libglade2-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 libglade2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglade2-dev

Install libglade2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglade2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglade2-dev

Install libglade2-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 libglade2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglade2-dev

How To Uninstall libglade2-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libglade2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglade2-dev

Uninstall libglade2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglade2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglade2-dev

Remove libglade2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libglade2-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglade2-dev

Remove libglade2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglade2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglade2-dev

Dependencies

libglade2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglade2-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.