How To Install libgtk-4-bin on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-4-bin on Debian 12.

What is libgtk-4-bin

libgtk-4-bin is:

GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

This package contains the utilities which are used by the libraries and other packages.

There are three methods to install libgtk-4-bin 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 libgtk-4-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-4-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-4-bin

Install libgtk-4-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-4-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtk-4-bin

Install libgtk-4-bin 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 libgtk-4-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-4-bin

How To Uninstall libgtk-4-bin on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgtk-4-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtk-4-bin

Uninstall libgtk-4-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtk-4-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-4-bin

Remove libgtk-4-bin Configurations and Data

To remove libgtk-4-bin configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-4-bin

Remove libgtk-4-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtk-4-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-4-bin

Dependencies

libgtk-4-bin have the following dependencies:

• gtk-update-icon-cache
• libc6
• libcairo-gobject2
• libcairo-script-interpreter2
• libcairo2
• libcloudproviders0
• libepoxy0
• libfontconfig1
• libfribidi0
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgraphene-1.0-0
• libgtk-4-1
• libharfbuzz0b
• libjpeg62-turbo
• libpango-1.0-0
• libpangocairo-1.0-0
• libpangoft2-1.0-0
• libpng16-16
• libtiff6
• libwayland-client0
• libwayland-egl1
• libx11-6

References

• libgtk-4-bin website
• libgtk-4-bin on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-4-bin package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.