How To Install libdbusmenu-qt2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt2 on Debian 9. libdbusmenu-qt2 is Qt implementation of the DBusMenu protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt2 on Debian 9.

What is libdbusmenu-qt2

libdbusmenu-qt2 is:

This library provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu protocol.

The DBusMenu protocol makes it possible for applications to export and import their menus over D-Bus.

This package provides the libdbusmenu-qt2 shared library.

There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-qt2 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 libdbusmenu-qt2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-qt2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-qt2

Install libdbusmenu-qt2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-qt2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-qt2

Install libdbusmenu-qt2 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 libdbusmenu-qt2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-qt2

How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-qt2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-qt2

Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbusmenu-qt2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-qt2

Remove libdbusmenu-qt2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdbusmenu-qt2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-qt2

Remove libdbusmenu-qt2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-qt2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-qt2

Dependencies

libdbusmenu-qt2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.