How To Install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 on Debian 9.
What is libsigc++-2.0-0v5
libsigc++-2.0-0v5 is:
This library implements a full callback system for use in widget libraries, abstract interfaces, and general programming. It provides the ability to connect an abstract callback to a class method, function, or function object, and contains adaptor classes for the connection of dissimilar callbacks.
These are the runtime files for libsigc++, needed only if you wish to run software which depends on it.
There are three methods to install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 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 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 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 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsigc++-2.0-0v5
How To Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-0v5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsigc++-2.0-0v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Uninstall libsigc++-2.0-0v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsigc++-2.0-0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsigc++-2.0-0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Dependencies
libsigc++-2.0-0v5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigc++-2.0-0v5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.