How To Install libkexiv2-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2-dev on Debian 9.
What is libkexiv2-dev
libkexiv2-dev is:
Libkexiv2 is a Qt wrapper around the Exiv2 library, used to manipulate pictures metadata.
This package contains the development files and the documentation. The library documentation is available in the kexiv2.h header file.
There are three methods to install libkexiv2-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 libkexiv2-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 libkexiv2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkexiv2-dev
Install libkexiv2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkexiv2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkexiv2-dev
Install libkexiv2-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 libkexiv2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkexiv2-dev
How To Uninstall libkexiv2-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libkexiv2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkexiv2-dev
Uninstall libkexiv2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkexiv2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkexiv2-dev
Remove libkexiv2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libkexiv2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkexiv2-dev
Remove libkexiv2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkexiv2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkexiv2-dev
Dependencies
libkexiv2-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkexiv2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.