How To Install pcmanfm-qt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcmanfm-qt on Debian 12.
What is pcmanfm-qt
pcmanfm-qt is:
PCManFM-Qt is the Qt port of the LXDE file manager PCManFM.
Libfm-Qt is a companion library providing components to build desktop file managers.
There are three methods to install pcmanfm-qt 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 pcmanfm-qt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcmanfm-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcmanfm-qt
Install pcmanfm-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcmanfm-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcmanfm-qt
Install pcmanfm-qt 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 pcmanfm-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcmanfm-qt
How To Uninstall pcmanfm-qt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pcmanfm-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcmanfm-qt
Uninstall pcmanfm-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcmanfm-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcmanfm-qt
Remove pcmanfm-qt Configurations and Data
To remove pcmanfm-qt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcmanfm-qt
Remove pcmanfm-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcmanfm-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcmanfm-qt
Dependencies
pcmanfm-qt have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libfm-qt12
- libglib2.0-0
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5dbus5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libstdc++6
- libxcb1
- default-dbus-session-bus
- desktop-file-utils
- lxqt-sudo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcmanfm-qt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
