How To Install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdbusmenu-qt5-2 is Qt implementation of the DBusMenu protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Debian 12.

What is libdbusmenu-qt5-2

libdbusmenu-qt5-2 is:

This library provides a Qt implementation of the DBusMenu protocol.

The DBusMenu protocol makes it possible for applications to export and import their menus over D-Bus.

This package provides the libdbusmenu-qt2 shared library.

There are three methods to install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdbusmenu-qt5-2

Install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdbusmenu-qt5-2

Install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 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-qt5-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdbusmenu-qt5-2

How To Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt5-2 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libdbusmenu-qt5-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2

Uninstall libdbusmenu-qt5-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdbusmenu-qt5-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdbusmenu-qt5-2

Remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdbusmenu-qt5-2

Remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdbusmenu-qt5-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdbusmenu-qt5-2

Dependencies

libdbusmenu-qt5-2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdbusmenu-qt5-2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.