How To Install libxdg-basedir1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxdg-basedir1 on Debian 9.
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 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 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.