How To Install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9.
What is libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev is:
GtkSourceViewMM is a C++ binding of GtkSourceView, an extension to the text widget included in GTK+ 3.x adding syntax highlighting and other features typical for a source file editor.
GtkSourceViewMM is crafted to integrate well into applications using the gtkmm framework.
These are the development files for libgtksourceviewmm, needed only if you wish to write or compile software which uses it.
There are three methods to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-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 libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-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 libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
Install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
Install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-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 libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
Uninstall libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
Remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
Remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev
Dependencies
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.