How To Install libavahi-glib1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-glib1 on Debian 12.
What is libavahi-glib1
libavahi-glib1 is:
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
This library contains the interface to integrate the Avahi libraries into a GLib main loop application, including GTK+ applications.
There are three methods to install libavahi-glib1 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 libavahi-glib1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-glib1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libavahi-glib1
Install libavahi-glib1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libavahi-glib1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libavahi-glib1
Install libavahi-glib1 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 libavahi-glib1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libavahi-glib1
How To Uninstall libavahi-glib1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libavahi-glib1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libavahi-glib1
Uninstall libavahi-glib1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libavahi-glib1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavahi-glib1
Remove libavahi-glib1 Configurations and Data
To remove libavahi-glib1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libavahi-glib1
Remove libavahi-glib1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libavahi-glib1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavahi-glib1
Dependencies
libavahi-glib1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libavahi-glib1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.