16.04 - Not getting libglib2.0-dev (updated libraries) even after upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.06 - Ask Ubuntu

i wanted compile , install something-for-reddit git.

as went ./configure.ac showed below error.

./configure: line 5088: glib_gsettings: command not found ./configure: line 5089: syntax error near unexpected token `1.42.0' ./configure: line 5089: `gobject_introspection_check(1.42.0)' 

as searched here in stackoverflow, showed me glib_gsettings found in libglib2.0-dev tried install through

sudo apt-get install libglib2.0 

again threw below error

    reading package lists... done building dependency tree        reading state information... done note, selecting 'libglib2.0-0-refdbg' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-cil-dev' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-tests' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-0-dbg' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-bin' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-cil' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-dbg' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-dev' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-doc' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-data' regex 'libglib2.0' note, selecting 'libglib2.0-0' regex 'libglib2.0' libglib2.0-0 newest version (2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1). libglib2.0-data newest version (2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1). libglib2.0-bin newest version (2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1). packages not installed. may mean have requested impossible situation or if using unstable distribution required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of incoming. following information may resolve situation:  following packages have unmet dependencies:  libglib2.0-0-dbg : depends: libglib2.0-0 (= 2.48.0-1ubuntu4) 2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1 installed  libglib2.0-0-refdbg : depends: libglib2.0-0 (= 2.48.0-1ubuntu4) 2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1 installed  libglib2.0-dev : depends: libglib2.0-0 (= 2.48.0-1ubuntu4) 2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1 installed                   depends: libglib2.0-bin (= 2.48.0-1ubuntu4) 

i have upgraded system 14.04 16.04 1 month back, did miss or doing wrong .

the reddit git source here. https://github.com/samdroid-apps/something-for-reddit can check dependencies here too, package details: something-for-reddit-git 0.1-1 .

also found same errors faced other users here..

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/93688/glib-gsettings-not-found-while-compiling-gnome-extension

glib_gsettings not found while compiling gnome extension

libglib2.0-0 broken

kindly help

try runnning

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-0 

this worked me.