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