How To Install libcanberra-gtk3-0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gtk3-0 on Debian 11. libcanberra-gtk3-0 is GTK+ 3.0 helper for playing widget event sounds with libcanberra

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gtk3-0 on Debian 11.

What is libcanberra-gtk3-0

libcanberra-gtk3-0 is:

libcanberra-gtk provides a few functions that simplify libcanberra usage from GTK+ 3.0.

Contextual information is needed to play event sound. This library can help to compile directly event sounds property lists based on active GtkWidget objects or GdkEvent events.

There are three methods to install libcanberra-gtk3-0 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libcanberra-gtk3-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcanberra-gtk3-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcanberra-gtk3-0

Install libcanberra-gtk3-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcanberra-gtk3-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcanberra-gtk3-0

Install libcanberra-gtk3-0 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 libcanberra-gtk3-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcanberra-gtk3-0

How To Uninstall libcanberra-gtk3-0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcanberra-gtk3-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcanberra-gtk3-0

Uninstall libcanberra-gtk3-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcanberra-gtk3-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcanberra-gtk3-0

Remove libcanberra-gtk3-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libcanberra-gtk3-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcanberra-gtk3-0

Remove libcanberra-gtk3-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcanberra-gtk3-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcanberra-gtk3-0

Dependencies

libcanberra-gtk3-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcanberra-gtk3-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.