How To Install xfce4-dev-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dev-tools on Debian 9.
What is xfce4-dev-tools
xfce4-dev-tools is:
xfce4-dev-tools provide an easy way to handle the setup and maintenance of a projects build framework. It’s required to build Xfce applications from git.
There are three methods to install xfce4-dev-tools 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 xfce4-dev-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-dev-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-dev-tools
Install xfce4-dev-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-dev-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-dev-tools
Install xfce4-dev-tools 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 xfce4-dev-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-dev-tools
How To Uninstall xfce4-dev-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xfce4-dev-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-dev-tools
Uninstall xfce4-dev-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-dev-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-dev-tools
Remove xfce4-dev-tools Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-dev-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-dev-tools
Remove xfce4-dev-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-dev-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-dev-tools
Dependencies
xfce4-dev-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dev-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.