How To Install j4-dmenu-desktop on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop on Debian 9. j4-dmenu-desktop is faster replacement for i3-dmenu-desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop on Debian 9.

What is j4-dmenu-desktop

j4-dmenu-desktop is:

j4-dmenu-desktop is a replacement for i3-dmenu-desktop. It’s purpose is to find .desktop files and offer you a menu to start an application using dmenu.

It is much faster than the default i3-dmenu-desktop method to obtain a list of programs parsed from .desktop files.

There are three methods to install j4-dmenu-desktop 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 j4-dmenu-desktop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install j4-dmenu-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install j4-dmenu-desktop

Install j4-dmenu-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install j4-dmenu-desktop using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install j4-dmenu-desktop

Install j4-dmenu-desktop 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 j4-dmenu-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install j4-dmenu-desktop

How To Uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop on Debian 9

To uninstall only the j4-dmenu-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove j4-dmenu-desktop

Uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall j4-dmenu-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove j4-dmenu-desktop

Remove j4-dmenu-desktop Configurations and Data

To remove j4-dmenu-desktop configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge j4-dmenu-desktop

Remove j4-dmenu-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove j4-dmenu-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge j4-dmenu-desktop

Dependencies

j4-dmenu-desktop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install j4-dmenu-desktop package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.