How To Install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
libsensors-applet-plugin-dev is:
GNOME Sensors Applet is an applet for the GNOME panel that displays readings from hardware sensors, including temperatures, fan speeds and voltage readings.
This package contains the files necessary to develop plugins for the applet.
There are three methods to install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev 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 libsensors-applet-plugin-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
Install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
Install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev 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 libsensors-applet-plugin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
How To Uninstall libsensors-applet-plugin-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsensors-applet-plugin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
Uninstall libsensors-applet-plugin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsensors-applet-plugin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
Remove libsensors-applet-plugin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsensors-applet-plugin-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
Remove libsensors-applet-plugin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsensors-applet-plugin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsensors-applet-plugin-dev
Dependencies
libsensors-applet-plugin-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsensors-applet-plugin-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
