How To Install libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9.
What is libglib2.0-dev
libglib2.0-dev 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 is needed to compile programs against libglib2.0-0, as only it includes the header files and static libraries (optionally) needed for compiling.
There are three methods to install libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-dev
Install libglib2.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-dev
Install libglib2.0-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 libglib2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-dev
How To Uninstall libglib2.0-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libglib2.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-dev
Uninstall libglib2.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglib2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-dev
Remove libglib2.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libglib2.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-dev
Remove libglib2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-dev
Dependencies
libglib2.0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.