How To Install libcinnamon-desktop4 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-desktop4 on Debian 11. libcinnamon-desktop4 is Cinnamon library for loading .desktop files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-desktop4 on Debian 11.

What is `libcinnamon-desktop4`

libcinnamon-desktop4 is:

This library is used by Cinnamon to load the .desktop files.

There are three methods to install libcinnamon-desktop4 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 libcinnamon-desktop4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libcinnamon-desktop4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libcinnamon-desktop4

Install libcinnamon-desktop4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libcinnamon-desktop4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libcinnamon-desktop4

Install libcinnamon-desktop4 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 libcinnamon-desktop4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcinnamon-desktop4

How To Uninstall libcinnamon-desktop4 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libcinnamon-desktop4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcinnamon-desktop4

Uninstall libcinnamon-desktop4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libcinnamon-desktop4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcinnamon-desktop4

Remove libcinnamon-desktop4 Configurations and Data

To remove libcinnamon-desktop4 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libcinnamon-desktop4

Remove libcinnamon-desktop4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libcinnamon-desktop4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcinnamon-desktop4

Dependencies

libcinnamon-desktop4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcinnamon-desktop4 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.