How To Install libdnf2-common on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf2-common on Debian 11.
What is libdnf2-common
libdnf2-common is:
A library providing simplified C and Python APIs to libsolv.
This package provides common files for the libdnf library.
There are three methods to install libdnf2-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdnf2-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdnf2-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdnf2-common
Install libdnf2-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdnf2-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdnf2-common
Install libdnf2-common 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 libdnf2-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdnf2-common
How To Uninstall libdnf2-common on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libdnf2-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdnf2-common
Uninstall libdnf2-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdnf2-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnf2-common
Remove libdnf2-common Configurations and Data
To remove libdnf2-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdnf2-common
Remove libdnf2-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdnf2-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnf2-common
Dependencies
libdnf2-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf2-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.