How To Install gtkorphan on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkorphan on Debian 9. gtkorphan is A graphical tool to find and remove orphaned libraries

Introduction

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

What is gtkorphan

gtkorphan is:

GtkOrphan is a graphical tool which scans your Debian system, looking for orphaned libraries. It implements a GUI front-end to deborphan, but adds the package removal capability. A detailed documentation on the program can be found at: http://www.marzocca.net/linux/gtkorphan.html.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gtkorphan

Install gtkorphan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gtkorphan

Install gtkorphan 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 gtkorphan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtkorphan

How To Uninstall gtkorphan on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gtkorphan

Uninstall gtkorphan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtkorphan

Remove gtkorphan Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gtkorphan

Remove gtkorphan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtkorphan

Dependencies

gtkorphan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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