How To Install libindicate-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicate-dev on Debian 9. libindicate-dev is library for raising indicators via DBus - development files

Introduction

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

What is libindicate-dev

libindicate-dev is:

A small library for applications to raise “flags” on DBus for other components of the desktop to pick up and visualize.

This package contains files that are needed to build applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libindicate-dev

Install libindicate-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libindicate-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libindicate-dev

How To Uninstall libindicate-dev on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove libindicate-dev

Uninstall libindicate-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindicate-dev

Remove libindicate-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libindicate-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libindicate-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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