How To Install libs6-2.11 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libs6-2.11 on Debian 12.
What is libs6-2.11
libs6-2.11 is:
s6 is a small suite of programs for UNIX, designed to allow process supervision (a.k.a service supervision), in the line of daemontools and runit, as well as various operations on processes and daemons. It is meant to be a toolbox for low-level process and service administration, providing different sets of independent tools that can be used within or without the framework, and that can be assembled together to achieve powerful functionality with a very small amount of code.
This package contains shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libs6-2.11 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 libs6-2.11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libs6-2.11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libs6-2.11
Install libs6-2.11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libs6-2.11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libs6-2.11
Install libs6-2.11 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 libs6-2.11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libs6-2.11
How To Uninstall libs6-2.11 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libs6-2.11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libs6-2.11
Uninstall libs6-2.11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libs6-2.11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libs6-2.11
Remove libs6-2.11 Configurations and Data
To remove libs6-2.11 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libs6-2.11
Remove libs6-2.11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libs6-2.11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libs6-2.11
Dependencies
libs6-2.11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libs6-2.11 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
