How To Install gkrellm-gkrellmpc on Debian 10

Learn how to install gkrellm-gkrellmpc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gkrellm-gkrellmpc is GKrellM plugin for controlling MPD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-gkrellmpc on Debian 10.

What is gkrellm-gkrellmpc

gkrellm-gkrellmpc is:

This GKrellM plugin works as a client for Music Player Daemon (MPD). It shows the current song and allows one to control the playback and change the playlist.

There are three methods to install gkrellm-gkrellmpc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gkrellm-gkrellmpc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellm-gkrellmpc

Install gkrellm-gkrellmpc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gkrellm-gkrellmpc

Install gkrellm-gkrellmpc 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 gkrellm-gkrellmpc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellm-gkrellmpc

How To Uninstall gkrellm-gkrellmpc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the gkrellm-gkrellmpc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellm-gkrellmpc

Uninstall gkrellm-gkrellmpc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gkrellm-gkrellmpc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellm-gkrellmpc

Remove gkrellm-gkrellmpc Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellm-gkrellmpc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellm-gkrellmpc

Remove gkrellm-gkrellmpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellm-gkrellmpc

Dependencies

gkrellm-gkrellmpc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellm-gkrellmpc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.