How To Install libdecor-tests on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecor-tests on Debian 12.
What is libdecor-tests
libdecor-tests 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 manual test programs. Automated tests might be added to this package in future versions.
There are three methods to install libdecor-tests 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-tests 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-tests using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdecor-tests
Install libdecor-tests Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdecor-tests using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdecor-tests
Install libdecor-tests 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-tests using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdecor-tests
How To Uninstall libdecor-tests on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdecor-tests package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdecor-tests
Uninstall libdecor-tests And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdecor-tests and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecor-tests
Remove libdecor-tests Configurations and Data
To remove libdecor-tests configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdecor-tests
Remove libdecor-tests configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdecor-tests configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecor-tests
Dependencies
libdecor-tests have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libdbus-1-3
- libdecor-0-0
- libegl1
- libgcc-s1
- libopengl0
- libstdc++6
- libwayland-client0
- libwayland-cursor0
- libwayland-egl1
- libxkbcommon0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecor-tests package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
