How To Install xapp-sn-watcher on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xapp-sn-watcher on Debian 12.
What is xapp-sn-watcher
xapp-sn-watcher is:
Xapp provides components which are common to multiple desktop environments and required to implement cross-DE solutions.
This package contains xapp-sn-watcher.
There are three methods to install xapp-sn-watcher 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 xapp-sn-watcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xapp-sn-watcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xapp-sn-watcher
Install xapp-sn-watcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xapp-sn-watcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xapp-sn-watcher
Install xapp-sn-watcher 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 xapp-sn-watcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xapp-sn-watcher
How To Uninstall xapp-sn-watcher on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xapp-sn-watcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xapp-sn-watcher
Uninstall xapp-sn-watcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xapp-sn-watcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xapp-sn-watcher
Remove xapp-sn-watcher Configurations and Data
To remove xapp-sn-watcher configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xapp-sn-watcher
Remove xapp-sn-watcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xapp-sn-watcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xapp-sn-watcher
Dependencies
xapp-sn-watcher have the following dependencies:
- default-dbus-session-bus
- xapps-common
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libdbusmenu-gtk3-4
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libxapp1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xapp-sn-watcher package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
