How To Install libgnome-menu-3-0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-menu-3-0 on Debian 11. libgnome-menu-3-0 is GNOME implementation of the freedesktop menu specification

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-menu-3-0 on Debian 11.

What is libgnome-menu-3-0

libgnome-menu-3-0 is:

The package contains an implementation of the draft “Desktop Menu Specification” from freedesktop.org:

http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec

Also contained here are the GNOME menu layout configuration files, .directory files and assorted menu related utility programs.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnome-menu-3-0 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 libgnome-menu-3-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-menu-3-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnome-menu-3-0

Install libgnome-menu-3-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnome-menu-3-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnome-menu-3-0

Install libgnome-menu-3-0 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 libgnome-menu-3-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnome-menu-3-0

How To Uninstall libgnome-menu-3-0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgnome-menu-3-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnome-menu-3-0

Uninstall libgnome-menu-3-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnome-menu-3-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnome-menu-3-0

Remove libgnome-menu-3-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnome-menu-3-0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnome-menu-3-0

Remove libgnome-menu-3-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnome-menu-3-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnome-menu-3-0

Dependencies

libgnome-menu-3-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnome-menu-3-0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.