How To Install libsm-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsm-doc on Debian 12.
What is libsm-doc
libsm-doc is:
The X Session Management protocol facilitates the management of groups of client applications by a session manager.
This package contains documentation for the session management protocol itself and for the associated library, libSM.
There are three methods to install libsm-doc 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 libsm-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsm-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsm-doc
Install libsm-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsm-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsm-doc
Install libsm-doc 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 libsm-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsm-doc
How To Uninstall libsm-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsm-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsm-doc
Uninstall libsm-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsm-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsm-doc
Remove libsm-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libsm-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsm-doc
Remove libsm-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsm-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsm-doc
Dependencies
libsm-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsm-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
