How To Install libmetacity3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetacity3 on Debian 12.
What is libmetacity3
libmetacity3 is:
Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK to do everything.
As the author says, metacity is a “Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios.”
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libmetacity3 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 libmetacity3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetacity3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmetacity3
Install libmetacity3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmetacity3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmetacity3
Install libmetacity3 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 libmetacity3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmetacity3
How To Uninstall libmetacity3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmetacity3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmetacity3
Uninstall libmetacity3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmetacity3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmetacity3
Remove libmetacity3 Configurations and Data
To remove libmetacity3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmetacity3
Remove libmetacity3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmetacity3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmetacity3
Dependencies
libmetacity3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmetacity3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
