How To Install libgtk3-nocsd0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgtk3-nocsd0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgtk3-nocsd0 is Library to disable Gtk+ 3 client side decorations (CSD)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk3-nocsd0 on Debian 12.

What is libgtk3-nocsd0

libgtk3-nocsd0 is:

libgtk3-nocsd is a small LD_PRELOADable library used to disable the client side decorations (CSD) of Gtk+ 3.

Since Gtk+ 3.10, its developers added a so-called header bar or custom title bar. With this and the client-side decoration, the original title bar and window border provided by the window manager are disabled by Gtk+. This makes all Gtk+ 3 programs look like alike, but have different handling from other windows on non-GNOME desktops. Even worse, this may break some window manager or compositors.

Unfortunately, there is no reliable way of turning off CSDs in Gtk+ directly. This library makes this possible.

There are three methods to install libgtk3-nocsd0 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 libgtk3-nocsd0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk3-nocsd0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk3-nocsd0

Install libgtk3-nocsd0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk3-nocsd0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtk3-nocsd0

Install libgtk3-nocsd0 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 libgtk3-nocsd0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk3-nocsd0

How To Uninstall libgtk3-nocsd0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libgtk3-nocsd0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtk3-nocsd0

Uninstall libgtk3-nocsd0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtk3-nocsd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk3-nocsd0

Remove libgtk3-nocsd0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgtk3-nocsd0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk3-nocsd0

Remove libgtk3-nocsd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtk3-nocsd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk3-nocsd0

Dependencies

libgtk3-nocsd0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk3-nocsd0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.