How To Install libdbusmenu-gtk4 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-gtk4 on Debian 12.
What is libdbusmenu-gtk4
libdbusmenu-gtk4 is:
libdbusmenu passes a menu structure across DBus so that a program can create a menu simply without worrying about how it is displayed on the other side of the bus.
This package contains shared libraries to be used by GTK-2+ applications.
There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-gtk4 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 libdbusmenu-gtk4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-gtk4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-gtk4
Install libdbusmenu-gtk4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-gtk4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-gtk4
Install libdbusmenu-gtk4 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 libdbusmenu-gtk4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-gtk4
How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-gtk4 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-gtk4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-gtk4
Uninstall libdbusmenu-gtk4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdbusmenu-gtk4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-gtk4
Remove libdbusmenu-gtk4 Configurations and Data
To remove libdbusmenu-gtk4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-gtk4
Remove libdbusmenu-gtk4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-gtk4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-gtk4
Dependencies
libdbusmenu-gtk4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-gtk4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
