How To Install libindicator3-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicator3-tools on Debian 9.
What is libindicator3-tools
libindicator3-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 libindicator3-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 libindicator3-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 libindicator3-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libindicator3-tools
Install libindicator3-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libindicator3-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libindicator3-tools
Install libindicator3-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 libindicator3-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libindicator3-tools
How To Uninstall libindicator3-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libindicator3-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libindicator3-tools
Uninstall libindicator3-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libindicator3-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libindicator3-tools
Remove libindicator3-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libindicator3-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libindicator3-tools
Remove libindicator3-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libindicator3-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libindicator3-tools
Dependencies
libindicator3-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libindicator3-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.