How To Install libkf5kexiv2-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kexiv2-dev on Debian 9. libkf5kexiv2-dev is Qt-like interface for the libexiv2 library – development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kexiv2-dev on Debian 9.

What is libkf5kexiv2-dev

libkf5kexiv2-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 libkf5kexiv2-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 libkf5kexiv2-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 libkf5kexiv2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5kexiv2-dev

Install libkf5kexiv2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5kexiv2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5kexiv2-dev

Install libkf5kexiv2-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 libkf5kexiv2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5kexiv2-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5kexiv2-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkf5kexiv2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5kexiv2-dev

Uninstall libkf5kexiv2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5kexiv2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5kexiv2-dev

Remove libkf5kexiv2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5kexiv2-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5kexiv2-dev

Remove libkf5kexiv2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5kexiv2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5kexiv2-dev

Dependencies

libkf5kexiv2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5kexiv2-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.