How To Install libnotify4 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify4 on Debian 11.
What is libnotify4
libnotify4 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 shared library. To actually display the notifications, you need to install the package notification-daemon.
There are three methods to install libnotify4 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 libnotify4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotify4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnotify4
Install libnotify4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnotify4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnotify4
Install libnotify4 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 libnotify4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnotify4
How To Uninstall libnotify4 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libnotify4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnotify4
Uninstall libnotify4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnotify4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotify4
Remove libnotify4 Configurations and Data
To remove libnotify4 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnotify4
Remove libnotify4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnotify4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotify4
Dependencies
libnotify4 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotify4 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.