How To Install libfm-qt12 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libfm-qt12 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libfm-qt12 is file management support for pcmanfm-qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt12 on Debian 12.

What is libfm-qt12

libfm-qt12 is:

Libfm-Qt is a companion library providing components to build desktop file managers.

This package contains helper library libfm-qt for pcmanfm-qt.

There are three methods to install libfm-qt12 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 libfm-qt12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfm-qt12

Install libfm-qt12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfm-qt12

Install libfm-qt12 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 libfm-qt12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfm-qt12

How To Uninstall libfm-qt12 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libfm-qt12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfm-qt12

Uninstall libfm-qt12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfm-qt12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-qt12

Remove libfm-qt12 Configurations and Data

To remove libfm-qt12 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-qt12

Remove libfm-qt12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfm-qt12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-qt12

Dependencies

libfm-qt12 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt12 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.