How To Install libgnome2-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-dev on Debian 9. libgnome2-dev is The GNOME library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-dev on Debian 9.

What is libgnome2-dev

libgnome2-dev is:

This package contains the static library and development headers for the base GNOME library functions.

There are three methods to install libgnome2-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 libgnome2-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 libgnome2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnome2-dev

Install libgnome2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnome2-dev

Install libgnome2-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 libgnome2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnome2-dev

How To Uninstall libgnome2-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnome2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnome2-dev

Uninstall libgnome2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnome2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome2-dev

Remove libgnome2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgnome2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome2-dev

Remove libgnome2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnome2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome2-dev

Dependencies

libgnome2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.