How To Install libgpaste6-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste6-dev on Debian 9.
What is libgpaste6-dev
libgpaste6-dev is:
GPaste manages clipboard history and allows easy access to it using keyboard shortcuts, gnome-shell extension, command-line tools, gir bindings.
This package contains headers and libraries for developing applications that use GPaste to manage the clipboard.
There are three methods to install libgpaste6-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 libgpaste6-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 libgpaste6-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgpaste6-dev
Install libgpaste6-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgpaste6-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgpaste6-dev
Install libgpaste6-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 libgpaste6-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgpaste6-dev
How To Uninstall libgpaste6-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgpaste6-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgpaste6-dev
Uninstall libgpaste6-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgpaste6-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpaste6-dev
Remove libgpaste6-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgpaste6-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgpaste6-dev
Remove libgpaste6-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgpaste6-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpaste6-dev
Dependencies
libgpaste6-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpaste6-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.