How To Install libgarcon-common on Debian 11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgarcon-common on Debian 11.

What is libgarcon-common

libgarcon-common is:

garcon is a menu implementation that is compliant with the Desktop Menu Specification of freedesktop.org

This package contains common files like desktop-directories and menu file.

There are three methods to install libgarcon-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 libgarcon-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 libgarcon-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgarcon-common

Install libgarcon-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgarcon-common

Install libgarcon-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 libgarcon-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgarcon-common

How To Uninstall libgarcon-common on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgarcon-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgarcon-common

Uninstall libgarcon-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgarcon-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgarcon-common

Remove libgarcon-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgarcon-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgarcon-common

Remove libgarcon-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgarcon-common

Dependencies

libgarcon-common have the following dependencies:

References

• libgarcon-common website
• libgarcon-common on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgarcon-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.