How To Install libmousepad-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmousepad-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmousepad-dev
libmousepad-dev is:
Mousepad is a graphical text editor for Xfce based on Leafpad.
This package contains the development files for libmousepad, library to be used for Mousepad plugins.
There are three methods to install libmousepad-dev 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 libmousepad-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmousepad-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmousepad-dev
Install libmousepad-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmousepad-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmousepad-dev
Install libmousepad-dev 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 libmousepad-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmousepad-dev
How To Uninstall libmousepad-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmousepad-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmousepad-dev
Uninstall libmousepad-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmousepad-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmousepad-dev
Remove libmousepad-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmousepad-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmousepad-dev
Remove libmousepad-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmousepad-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmousepad-dev
Dependencies
libmousepad-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmousepad-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
