How To Install libsingleapplication-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsingleapplication-dev on Debian 12.
What is libsingleapplication-dev
libsingleapplication-dev is:
Project SingleApplication is a replacement of QtSingleApplication for Qt5. It helps to keep the primary instance of your application and kill each subsequent instances. If enabled, it can also spawn secondary (non-related to the primary) instances and send data to the primary instance from secondary instances.
There are three methods to install libsingleapplication-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 libsingleapplication-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 libsingleapplication-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsingleapplication-dev
Install libsingleapplication-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsingleapplication-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsingleapplication-dev
Install libsingleapplication-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 libsingleapplication-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsingleapplication-dev
How To Uninstall libsingleapplication-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsingleapplication-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsingleapplication-dev
Uninstall libsingleapplication-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsingleapplication-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsingleapplication-dev
Remove libsingleapplication-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsingleapplication-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsingleapplication-dev
Remove libsingleapplication-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsingleapplication-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsingleapplication-dev
Dependencies
libsingleapplication-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsingleapplication-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
