How To Install libxdg-basedir1 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libxdg-basedir1 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libxdg-basedir1 is Implementation of the XDG Base Directory Specifications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir1 on Debian 12.

What is libxdg-basedir1

libxdg-basedir1 is:

The XDG Base Directory Specification defines where should user files be looked for by defining one or more base directories relative in with they should be located.

This library implements functions to list the directories according to the specification and provides a few higher-level functions.

There are three methods to install libxdg-basedir1 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 libxdg-basedir1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxdg-basedir1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxdg-basedir1

Install libxdg-basedir1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxdg-basedir1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxdg-basedir1

Install libxdg-basedir1 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 libxdg-basedir1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxdg-basedir1

How To Uninstall libxdg-basedir1 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libxdg-basedir1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxdg-basedir1

Uninstall libxdg-basedir1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxdg-basedir1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxdg-basedir1

Remove libxdg-basedir1 Configurations and Data

To remove libxdg-basedir1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxdg-basedir1

Remove libxdg-basedir1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxdg-basedir1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxdg-basedir1

Dependencies

libxdg-basedir1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.