How To Install gnome-console on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-console on Debian 12.
What is gnome-console
gnome-console is:
Console is a simple terminal emulator for GNOME that adjusts nicely to small screen sizes and touch usage.
There are three methods to install gnome-console on Debian 12. 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-console 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-console using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-console
Install gnome-console Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-console using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-console
Install gnome-console 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-console using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-console
How To Uninstall gnome-console on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnome-console package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-console
Uninstall gnome-console And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-console and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-console
Remove gnome-console Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-console configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-console
Remove gnome-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-console configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-console
Dependencies
gnome-console have the following dependencies:
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- libadwaita-1-0
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-4-1
- libgtop-2.0-11
- libpango-1.0-0
- libvte-2.91-gtk4-0
- gsettings-desktop-schemas
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-console package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
