How To Install libsoup2.4-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-common on Debian 12.
What is libsoup2.4-common
libsoup2.4-common is:
It was originally part of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been split into separate packages.
This package contains architecture-independent files such as translations.
There are three methods to install libsoup2.4-common 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 libsoup2.4-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoup2.4-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoup2.4-common
Install libsoup2.4-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoup2.4-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoup2.4-common
Install libsoup2.4-common 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 libsoup2.4-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoup2.4-common
How To Uninstall libsoup2.4-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libsoup2.4-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoup2.4-common
Uninstall libsoup2.4-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoup2.4-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoup2.4-common
Remove libsoup2.4-common Configurations and Data
To remove libsoup2.4-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoup2.4-common
Remove libsoup2.4-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoup2.4-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoup2.4-common
Dependencies
libsoup2.4-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoup2.4-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
