How To Install libindicator-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicator-tools on Debian 9.
What is libindicator-tools
libindicator-tools is:
Tools useful for developers of applications using indicators.
This package contains files that are needed to build applications.
There are three methods to install libindicator-tools 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 libindicator-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libindicator-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libindicator-tools
Install libindicator-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libindicator-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libindicator-tools
Install libindicator-tools 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 libindicator-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libindicator-tools
How To Uninstall libindicator-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libindicator-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libindicator-tools
Uninstall libindicator-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libindicator-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindicator-tools
Remove libindicator-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libindicator-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libindicator-tools
Remove libindicator-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libindicator-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindicator-tools
Dependencies
libindicator-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicator-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.