How To Install lxqt-runner on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-runner on Debian 9. lxqt-runner is LXQt program launcher

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-runner on Debian 9.

What is lxqt-runner

lxqt-runner is:

Tool used to launch programs quickly by typing their names

This package contain LXQt runner.

There are three methods to install lxqt-runner 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 lxqt-runner Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-runner

Install lxqt-runner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lxqt-runner

Install lxqt-runner 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 lxqt-runner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-runner

How To Uninstall lxqt-runner on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lxqt-runner package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxqt-runner

Uninstall lxqt-runner And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-runner

Remove lxqt-runner Configurations and Data

To remove lxqt-runner configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-runner

Remove lxqt-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-runner

Dependencies

lxqt-runner have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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