How To Install kio-admin on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-admin on Debian 12.
What is kio-admin
kio-admin is:
kio-admin implements the admin:// protocol which gives administrative access to the entire system. This is achieved by talking, over D-Bus, with a root-level helper binary that in turn uses existing KIO infrastructure to run file:// operations in root-scope.
Simply put: admin:// is exactly like file:// but redirected over D-Bus to gain administrative privileges.
There are three methods to install kio-admin 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 kio-admin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kio-admin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kio-admin
Install kio-admin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kio-admin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kio-admin
Install kio-admin 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 kio-admin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kio-admin
How To Uninstall kio-admin on Debian 12
To uninstall only the kio-admin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kio-admin
Uninstall kio-admin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kio-admin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kio-admin
Remove kio-admin Configurations and Data
To remove kio-admin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kio-admin
Remove kio-admin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kio-admin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kio-admin
Dependencies
kio-admin have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5kiocore5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libpolkit-qt5-1-1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kio-admin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
