How To Install libxapp1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp1 on Debian 9. libxapp1 is XApp library for loading .desktop files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp1 on Debian 9.

What is libxapp1

libxapp1 is:

This library is used by XApp to load the .desktop files.

There are three methods to install libxapp1 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxapp1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxapp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxapp1

Install libxapp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxapp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxapp1

Install libxapp1 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 libxapp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxapp1

How To Uninstall libxapp1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxapp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxapp1

Uninstall libxapp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxapp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxapp1

Remove libxapp1 Configurations and Data

To remove libxapp1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxapp1

Remove libxapp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxapp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxapp1

Dependencies

libxapp1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxapp1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.