How To Install libmuffin0 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuffin0 on Debian 11. libmuffin0 is lightweight window and compositing manager (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuffin0 on Debian 11.

What is libmuffin0

libmuffin0 is:

Muffin is a small window manager performing compositing as well based on GTK+ and Clutter and used in desktop environment such as Cinnamon.

It is fairly extensible by the mean of plugins, providing new or customized visual effects as well as a flexibility in the behavior of the window manager.

This package contains the window manager shared library, used by muffin itself, and Cinnamon.

There are three methods to install libmuffin0 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 libmuffin0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmuffin0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmuffin0

Install libmuffin0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmuffin0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmuffin0

Install libmuffin0 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 libmuffin0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmuffin0

How To Uninstall libmuffin0 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libmuffin0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmuffin0

Uninstall libmuffin0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmuffin0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmuffin0

Remove libmuffin0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmuffin0 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmuffin0

Remove libmuffin0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmuffin0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmuffin0

Dependencies

libmuffin0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmuffin0 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.