How To Install package-update-indicator on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install package-update-indicator on Debian 11.
What is package-update-indicator
package-update-indicator is:
This small utility which regularly checks for software updates and notifies the user about available updates using desktop notifications and either a status notifier icon or a system tray icon.
It is primarily intended for desktops which do not already have this functionality built-in, such as Xfce.
There are three methods to install package-update-indicator on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install package-update-indicator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install package-update-indicator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install package-update-indicator
Install package-update-indicator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install package-update-indicator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install package-update-indicator
Install package-update-indicator 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 package-update-indicator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install package-update-indicator
How To Uninstall package-update-indicator on Debian 11
To uninstall only the package-update-indicator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove package-update-indicator
Uninstall package-update-indicator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall package-update-indicator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove package-update-indicator
Remove package-update-indicator Configurations and Data
To remove package-update-indicator configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge package-update-indicator
Remove package-update-indicator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove package-update-indicator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge package-update-indicator
Dependencies
package-update-indicator have the following dependencies:
- packagekit
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- libayatana-appindicator3-1
- libc6
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libpackagekit-glib2-18
- libpolkit-gobject-1-0
- libupower-glib3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install package-update-indicator package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
