How To Install libportal1 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libportal1 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libportal1 is Flatpak portal library - non-GUI part

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libportal1 on Debian 12.

What is libportal1

libportal1 is:

libportal provides GIO-style C APIs for most Flatpak portals’ D-Bus interfaces. It is primarily intended for installation in Flatpak runtimes, where applications can use it to interact with portals; it can also be used to test the portal services.

See the xdg-desktop-portal package’s description for more information about portals.

This package contains the shared library for non-GUI-specific use of portals.

There are three methods to install libportal1 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libportal1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libportal1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libportal1

Install libportal1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libportal1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libportal1

Install libportal1 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 libportal1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libportal1

How To Uninstall libportal1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libportal1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libportal1

Uninstall libportal1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libportal1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libportal1

Remove libportal1 Configurations and Data

To remove libportal1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libportal1

Remove libportal1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libportal1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libportal1

Dependencies

libportal1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libportal1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.