How To Install libnotify-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify-dev on Debian 9.
What is libnotify-dev
libnotify-dev is:
A library that sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user’s way.
This package contains the include files and static library.
There are three methods to install libnotify-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 libnotify-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 libnotify-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnotify-dev
Install libnotify-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotify-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnotify-dev
Install libnotify-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 libnotify-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnotify-dev
How To Uninstall libnotify-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libnotify-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnotify-dev
Uninstall libnotify-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnotify-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotify-dev
Remove libnotify-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libnotify-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnotify-dev
Remove libnotify-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnotify-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotify-dev
Dependencies
libnotify-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.