How To Install pidgin-dev on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-dev on Debian 10.
What is pidgin-dev
pidgin-dev is:
This package contains the headers and other development files not included in the main pidgin package. Install this if you wish to compile your own plugins.
If you are creating a pidgin plugin package, please be sure to read /usr/share/doc/pidgin-dev/README.Debian.dev after installing pidgin-dev.
There are three methods to install pidgin-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pidgin-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 pidgin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-dev
Install pidgin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-dev
Install pidgin-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 pidgin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-dev
How To Uninstall pidgin-dev on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pidgin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-dev
Uninstall pidgin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-dev
Remove pidgin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-dev
Remove pidgin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-dev
Dependencies
pidgin-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.