How To Install libnotify-bin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify-bin on Debian 10.
What is libnotify-bin
libnotify-bin is:
A library that sends desktop notifications to a notification daemon, as defined in the Desktop Notifications spec. These notifications can be used to inform the user about an event or display some form of information without getting in the user’s way.
This package contains the binary which sends the notification.
There are three methods to install libnotify-bin on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnotify-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 libnotify-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnotify-bin
Install libnotify-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotify-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnotify-bin
Install libnotify-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 libnotify-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnotify-bin
How To Uninstall libnotify-bin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libnotify-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnotify-bin
Uninstall libnotify-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnotify-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotify-bin
Remove libnotify-bin Configurations and Data
To remove libnotify-bin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnotify-bin
Remove libnotify-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnotify-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotify-bin
Dependencies
libnotify-bin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify-bin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.