How To Install libdecor-0-0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libdecor-0-0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libdecor-0-0 is client-side window decoration library

Introduction

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

What is libdecor-0-0

libdecor-0-0 is:

libdecor is a library that can help Wayland clients draw window decorations for them. It aims to provide multiple backends that implements the decoration drawing.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libdecor-0-0 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 libdecor-0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdecor-0-0

Install libdecor-0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdecor-0-0

Install libdecor-0-0 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 libdecor-0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdecor-0-0

How To Uninstall libdecor-0-0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libdecor-0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdecor-0-0

Uninstall libdecor-0-0 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecor-0-0

Remove libdecor-0-0 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libdecor-0-0

Remove libdecor-0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecor-0-0

Dependencies

libdecor-0-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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