How To Install libdbus2.0-cil on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdbus2.0-cil on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdbus2.0-cil is CLI implementation of D-Bus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus2.0-cil on Debian 12.

What is libdbus2.0-cil

libdbus2.0-cil is:

dbus-sharp is a fork of ndesk-dbus, which is a C# implementation of D-Bus. It’s often referred to as “managed D-Bus” to avoid confusion with existing bindings (which wrap libdbus).

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.

This package contains the dbus-sharp library itself.

There are three methods to install libdbus2.0-cil 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 libdbus2.0-cil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus2.0-cil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbus2.0-cil

Install libdbus2.0-cil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbus2.0-cil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbus2.0-cil

Install libdbus2.0-cil 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 libdbus2.0-cil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbus2.0-cil

How To Uninstall libdbus2.0-cil on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libdbus2.0-cil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbus2.0-cil

Uninstall libdbus2.0-cil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbus2.0-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbus2.0-cil

Remove libdbus2.0-cil Configurations and Data

To remove libdbus2.0-cil configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbus2.0-cil

Remove libdbus2.0-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbus2.0-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbus2.0-cil

Dependencies

libdbus2.0-cil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbus2.0-cil package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.