How To Install libxapp-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp-dev on Debian 12.
What is libxapp-dev
libxapp-dev is:
Xapp provides components which are common to multiple desktop environments and required to implement cross-DE solutions.
This package provides the include files and static library for the Xapp library functions.
There are three methods to install libxapp-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 libxapp-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 libxapp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxapp-dev
Install libxapp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxapp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxapp-dev
Install libxapp-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 libxapp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxapp-dev
How To Uninstall libxapp-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxapp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxapp-dev
Uninstall libxapp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxapp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxapp-dev
Remove libxapp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxapp-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxapp-dev
Remove libxapp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxapp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxapp-dev
Dependencies
libxapp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
