How To Install cortina on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cortina on Debian 9.
What is cortina
cortina is:
Cortina is a simple, lightweight, and fast-working wallpaper changer for the GNOME desktop. It can cycle through wallpapers at a specified interval, and works as a tray application with a configuration interface.
There are three methods to install cortina 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 cortina Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cortina using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cortina
Install cortina Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cortina using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cortina
Install cortina 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 cortina using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cortina
How To Uninstall cortina on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cortina package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cortina
Uninstall cortina And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cortina and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cortina
Remove cortina Configurations and Data
To remove cortina configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cortina
Remove cortina configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cortina configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cortina
Dependencies
cortina have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cortina package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
