How To Install libdbus-1-3 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-1-3 on Debian 11.
What is libdbus-1-3
libdbus-1-3 is:
D-Bus is a message bus, used for sending messages between applications. Conceptually, it fits somewhere in between raw sockets and CORBA in terms of complexity.
D-Bus supports broadcast messages, asynchronous messages (thus decreasing latency), authentication, and more. It is designed to be low-overhead; messages are sent using a binary protocol, not using XML. D-Bus also supports a method call mapping for its messages, but it is not required; this makes using the system quite simple.
It comes with several bindings, including GLib, Python, Qt and Java.
The daemon can be found in the dbus package.
There are three methods to install libdbus-1-3 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 libdbus-1-3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbus-1-3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbus-1-3
Install libdbus-1-3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbus-1-3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbus-1-3
Install libdbus-1-3 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 libdbus-1-3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbus-1-3
How To Uninstall libdbus-1-3 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdbus-1-3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbus-1-3
Uninstall libdbus-1-3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbus-1-3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbus-1-3
Remove libdbus-1-3 Configurations and Data
To remove libdbus-1-3 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbus-1-3
Remove libdbus-1-3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbus-1-3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbus-1-3
Dependencies
libdbus-1-3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus-1-3 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.