How To Install pk-update-icon on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pk-update-icon on Debian 10.
What is pk-update-icon
pk-update-icon is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install pk-update-icon on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pk-update-icon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pk-update-icon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pk-update-icon
Install pk-update-icon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pk-update-icon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pk-update-icon
Install pk-update-icon 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 pk-update-icon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pk-update-icon
How To Uninstall pk-update-icon on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pk-update-icon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pk-update-icon
Uninstall pk-update-icon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pk-update-icon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pk-update-icon
Remove pk-update-icon Configurations and Data
To remove pk-update-icon configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pk-update-icon
Remove pk-update-icon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pk-update-icon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pk-update-icon
Dependencies
pk-update-icon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pk-update-icon package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
