How To Install leafpad on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install leafpad on Debian 9.
What is leafpad
leafpad is:
Leafpad is a simple GTK+ based text editor with user interface similar to Notepad. It aims to be lighter than Gedit and KWrite, and to be as useful as them.
There are three methods to install leafpad 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 leafpad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install leafpad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install leafpad
Install leafpad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install leafpad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install leafpad
Install leafpad 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 leafpad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install leafpad
How To Uninstall leafpad on Debian 9
To uninstall only the leafpad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove leafpad
Uninstall leafpad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall leafpad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove leafpad
Remove leafpad Configurations and Data
To remove leafpad configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge leafpad
Remove leafpad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove leafpad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge leafpad
Dependencies
leafpad have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install leafpad package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
