How To Install libglib2.0-tests on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-tests on Debian 10.
What is libglib2.0-tests
libglib2.0-tests 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 test programs, designed to be run as part of a regression testsuite.
There are three methods to install libglib2.0-tests on Debian 10. 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-tests 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-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libglib2.0-tests
Install libglib2.0-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libglib2.0-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libglib2.0-tests
Install libglib2.0-tests 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-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libglib2.0-tests
How To Uninstall libglib2.0-tests on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libglib2.0-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libglib2.0-tests
Uninstall libglib2.0-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libglib2.0-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglib2.0-tests
Remove libglib2.0-tests Configurations and Data
To remove libglib2.0-tests configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libglib2.0-tests
Remove libglib2.0-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libglib2.0-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglib2.0-tests
Dependencies
libglib2.0-tests have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libglib2.0-tests package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.