How To Install sonata on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install sonata on Debian 11. sonata is GTK+ client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sonata on Debian 11.

What is `sonata`

sonata is:

Sonata is a lightweight GTK+ music client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD). It aims to be efficient (no toolbar, main menu, or statusbar), user-friendly, and clean.

There are three methods to install sonata on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sonata Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sonata

Install sonata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sonata

Install sonata 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 sonata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sonata

How To Uninstall sonata on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove sonata

Uninstall sonata And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sonata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sonata

Remove sonata Configurations and Data

To remove sonata configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sonata

Remove sonata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sonata

Dependencies

sonata have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sonata package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.