How To Install libglib2.0-0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-0 on Debian 11. libglib2.0-0 is GLib library of C routines

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-0 on Debian 11.

What is libglib2.0-0

libglib2.0-0 is:

GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, lists, and strings. It is a useful general-purpose C library used by projects such as GTK+, GIMP, and GNOME.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libglib2.0-0 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 libglib2.0-0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-0

Install libglib2.0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-0

Install libglib2.0-0 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 libglib2.0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-0

How To Uninstall libglib2.0-0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libglib2.0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-0

Uninstall libglib2.0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglib2.0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-0

Remove libglib2.0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libglib2.0-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-0

Remove libglib2.0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-0

Dependencies

libglib2.0-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.