How To Install libindicate-gtk3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicate-gtk3 on Debian 9. libindicate-gtk3 is library for raising indicators via DBus - GTK+ bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicate-gtk3 on Debian 9.

What is libindicate-gtk3

libindicate-gtk3 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 shared libraries to be used by GTK+ applications.

There are three methods to install libindicate-gtk3 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-gtk3 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-gtk3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libindicate-gtk3

Install libindicate-gtk3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libindicate-gtk3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libindicate-gtk3

Install libindicate-gtk3 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-gtk3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libindicate-gtk3

How To Uninstall libindicate-gtk3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libindicate-gtk3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libindicate-gtk3

Uninstall libindicate-gtk3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libindicate-gtk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindicate-gtk3

Remove libindicate-gtk3 Configurations and Data

To remove libindicate-gtk3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libindicate-gtk3

Remove libindicate-gtk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libindicate-gtk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindicate-gtk3

Dependencies

libindicate-gtk3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicate-gtk3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.