How To Install gdevilspie on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdevilspie on Debian 9.
What is gdevilspie
gdevilspie is:
gDevilspie is a graphical front-end for editing the Devilspie configuration file which allows you to run a particular application within a particular workspace in the GNOME panner in a particular manner.
gDevilspie also allows you to start and stop the Devilspie daemon.
There are three methods to install gdevilspie 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 gdevilspie Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdevilspie using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdevilspie
Install gdevilspie Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdevilspie using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdevilspie
Install gdevilspie 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 gdevilspie using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdevilspie
How To Uninstall gdevilspie on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gdevilspie package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdevilspie
Uninstall gdevilspie And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdevilspie and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdevilspie
Remove gdevilspie Configurations and Data
To remove gdevilspie configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdevilspie
Remove gdevilspie configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdevilspie configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdevilspie
Dependencies
gdevilspie have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdevilspie package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
