How To Install libsecret-1-0 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libsecret-1-0 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libsecret-1-0 is Secret store

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecret-1-0 on Debian 10.

What is libsecret-1-0

libsecret-1-0 is:

Library for storing and retrieving passwords and other secrets. It communicates with the “Secret Service” using DBus.

There are three methods to install libsecret-1-0 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 libsecret-1-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsecret-1-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsecret-1-0

Install libsecret-1-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsecret-1-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsecret-1-0

Install libsecret-1-0 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 libsecret-1-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsecret-1-0

How To Uninstall libsecret-1-0 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libsecret-1-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsecret-1-0

Uninstall libsecret-1-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsecret-1-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsecret-1-0

Remove libsecret-1-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsecret-1-0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsecret-1-0

Remove libsecret-1-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsecret-1-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsecret-1-0

Dependencies

libsecret-1-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsecret-1-0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.