How To Install kdesudo on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdesudo on Debian 9.
What is kdesudo
kdesudo is:
KdeSudo is a graphical frontend for the sudo utility, which allows users to run programs as root (or another user) by giving their own password.
There are three methods to install kdesudo 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 kdesudo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kdesudo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kdesudo
Install kdesudo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kdesudo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kdesudo
Install kdesudo 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 kdesudo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kdesudo
How To Uninstall kdesudo on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kdesudo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kdesudo
Uninstall kdesudo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kdesudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kdesudo
Remove kdesudo Configurations and Data
To remove kdesudo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kdesudo
Remove kdesudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kdesudo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kdesudo
Dependencies
kdesudo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kdesudo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
