How To Install libsnapper6 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper6 on Debian 12.
What is libsnapper6
libsnapper6 is:
Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root users to view older versions of files and revert changes.
This package contains the runtime library for snapper, allowing the development of third-party tools.
There are three methods to install libsnapper6 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 libsnapper6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsnapper6
Install libsnapper6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsnapper6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsnapper6
Install libsnapper6 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 libsnapper6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsnapper6
How To Uninstall libsnapper6 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsnapper6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsnapper6
Uninstall libsnapper6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsnapper6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsnapper6
Remove libsnapper6 Configurations and Data
To remove libsnapper6 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsnapper6
Remove libsnapper6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsnapper6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsnapper6
Dependencies
libsnapper6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsnapper6 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
