How To Install libfm-qt6 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfm-qt6 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfm-qt6 is file management support for pcmanfm-qt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt6 on Debian 10.

What is libfm-qt6

libfm-qt6 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-qt6 on Debian 10. 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-qt6 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-qt6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfm-qt6

Install libfm-qt6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfm-qt6

Install libfm-qt6 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-qt6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfm-qt6

How To Uninstall libfm-qt6 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfm-qt6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfm-qt6

Uninstall libfm-qt6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfm-qt6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-qt6

Remove libfm-qt6 Configurations and Data

To remove libfm-qt6 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-qt6

Remove libfm-qt6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfm-qt6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-qt6

Dependencies

libfm-qt6 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt6 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.