How To Install gnome-btdownload on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-btdownload on Debian 9.
What is gnome-btdownload
gnome-btdownload is:
A simple GNOME interface designed as a mime-sink for BitTorrent files.
Not a front-end, more-or-less just a session dialog. Check the BitTorrent package for more details.
There are three methods to install gnome-btdownload 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 gnome-btdownload Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-btdownload using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-btdownload
Install gnome-btdownload Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-btdownload using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-btdownload
Install gnome-btdownload 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 gnome-btdownload using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-btdownload
How To Uninstall gnome-btdownload on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnome-btdownload package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-btdownload
Uninstall gnome-btdownload And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-btdownload and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-btdownload
Remove gnome-btdownload Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-btdownload configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-btdownload
Remove gnome-btdownload configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-btdownload configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-btdownload
Dependencies
gnome-btdownload have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-btdownload package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
