How To Install e17 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17 on Debian 9. e17 is Enlightenment DR17 Window Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17 on Debian 9.

What is e17

e17 is:

Enlightenment is an advanced window manager for X11. Unique features include: a fully animated background, nice drop shadows around windows, backed by an extremely clean and optimized foundation of APIs.

This package contains the core files for Enlightenment DR17.

There are three methods to install e17 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 e17 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install e17 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install e17

Install e17 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install e17 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install e17

Install e17 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 e17 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install e17

How To Uninstall e17 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the e17 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove e17

Uninstall e17 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall e17 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove e17

Remove e17 Configurations and Data

To remove e17 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge e17

Remove e17 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove e17 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge e17

Dependencies

e17 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.