How To Install libdnf2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf2 on Debian 12.
What is libdnf2
libdnf2 is:
A library providing simplified C and Python APIs to libsolv.
This package provides the libdnf shared library.
There are three methods to install libdnf2 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 libdnf2 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdnf2
Install libdnf2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdnf2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdnf2
Install libdnf2 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdnf2
How To Uninstall libdnf2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libdnf2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdnf2
Uninstall libdnf2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdnf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnf2
Remove libdnf2 Configurations and Data
To remove libdnf2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdnf2
Remove libdnf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdnf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnf2
Dependencies
libdnf2 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libglib2.0-0
- libjson-c5
- libmodulemd2
- librepo0
- librpm9
- librpmio9
- libsmartcols1
- libsolv1
- libsolvext1
- libsqlite3-0
- libstdc++6
- libdnf2-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnf2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
