How To Install libdecor-0-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecor-0-dev on Debian 12.
What is libdecor-0-dev
libdecor-0-dev 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 development files.
There are three methods to install libdecor-0-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdecor-0-dev
Install libdecor-0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecor-0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdecor-0-dev
Install libdecor-0-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdecor-0-dev
How To Uninstall libdecor-0-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdecor-0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdecor-0-dev
Uninstall libdecor-0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdecor-0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecor-0-dev
Remove libdecor-0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libdecor-0-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdecor-0-dev
Remove libdecor-0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdecor-0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecor-0-dev
Dependencies
libdecor-0-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecor-0-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
