How To Install gnome-package-updater on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-package-updater on Debian 12.
What is gnome-package-updater
gnome-package-updater is:
GNOME Package Updater allows you to update packages on your system without rebooting. You can view details about each update and choose which updates to apply.
The updater utility uses PackageKit for package management abstraction.
There are three methods to install gnome-package-updater 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 gnome-package-updater Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-package-updater using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-package-updater
Install gnome-package-updater Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-package-updater using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-package-updater
Install gnome-package-updater 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 gnome-package-updater using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-package-updater
How To Uninstall gnome-package-updater on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-package-updater package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-package-updater
Uninstall gnome-package-updater And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-package-updater and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-package-updater
Remove gnome-package-updater Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-package-updater configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-package-updater
Remove gnome-package-updater configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-package-updater configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-package-updater
Dependencies
gnome-package-updater have the following dependencies:
- gnome-packagekit-common
- packagekit
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libpackagekit-glib2-18
- libpolkit-gobject-1-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-package-updater package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.