How To Install libgnustep-gui0.27 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgnustep-gui0.27 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgnustep-gui0.27 is GNUstep GUI Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnustep-gui0.27 on Debian 10.

What is libgnustep-gui0.27

libgnustep-gui0.27 is:

The GNUstep GUI library is a powerful library of graphical user interface classes written completely in the Objective-C language; the classes are based upon the OpenStep specification, and provide the user with a traditional nextstep-like look and feel. The classes include graphical objects such as windows, menus, buttons, text fields, popup lists, browsers, scrollviews, splitviews, fonts, colors, images, events, pasteboards… You need the corresponding backend library package (gnustep-back) to use this package.

There are three methods to install libgnustep-gui0.27 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 libgnustep-gui0.27 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnustep-gui0.27 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnustep-gui0.27

Install libgnustep-gui0.27 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnustep-gui0.27 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnustep-gui0.27

Install libgnustep-gui0.27 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 libgnustep-gui0.27 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnustep-gui0.27

How To Uninstall libgnustep-gui0.27 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgnustep-gui0.27 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnustep-gui0.27

Uninstall libgnustep-gui0.27 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnustep-gui0.27 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnustep-gui0.27

Remove libgnustep-gui0.27 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnustep-gui0.27 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnustep-gui0.27

Remove libgnustep-gui0.27 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnustep-gui0.27 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnustep-gui0.27

Dependencies

libgnustep-gui0.27 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnustep-gui0.27 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.