How To Install libsignon-glib1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsignon-glib1 on Debian 9. libsignon-glib1 is GLib Library for managing SSO credentials

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsignon-glib1 on Debian 9.

What is libsignon-glib1

libsignon-glib1 is:

This is effectively a GLib binding for the D-Bus API provided by signond. It is part of the accounts-sso project.

There are three methods to install libsignon-glib1 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 libsignon-glib1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsignon-glib1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsignon-glib1

Install libsignon-glib1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsignon-glib1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsignon-glib1

Install libsignon-glib1 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 libsignon-glib1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsignon-glib1

How To Uninstall libsignon-glib1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsignon-glib1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsignon-glib1

Uninstall libsignon-glib1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsignon-glib1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsignon-glib1

Remove libsignon-glib1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsignon-glib1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsignon-glib1

Remove libsignon-glib1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsignon-glib1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsignon-glib1

Dependencies

libsignon-glib1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsignon-glib1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.