How To Install libfm-qt8 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt8 on Debian 11.
What is libfm-qt8
libfm-qt8 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-qt8 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 libfm-qt8 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-qt8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfm-qt8
Install libfm-qt8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfm-qt8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfm-qt8
Install libfm-qt8 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-qt8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfm-qt8
How To Uninstall libfm-qt8 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libfm-qt8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfm-qt8
Uninstall libfm-qt8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfm-qt8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfm-qt8
Remove libfm-qt8 Configurations and Data
To remove libfm-qt8 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfm-qt8
Remove libfm-qt8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfm-qt8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfm-qt8
Dependencies
libfm-qt8 have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libexif12
- libglib2.0-0
- libmenu-cache3
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libstdc++6
- libxcb1
- qtbase-abi-5-15-2
- libglib2.0-bin
- shared-mime-info
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfm-qt8 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
