How To Install pk-update-icon on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pk-update-icon on Debian 9. pk-update-icon is Displays an update-notification tray icon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pk-update-icon on Debian 9.

What is pk-update-icon

pk-update-icon is:

This small tool displays notifications and an icon in the tray area of the panel when package updates are available. It is primarily designed for desktops which do not already have this functionality integrated, such as Xfce.

Information about updates is queried using the PackageKit service.

There are three methods to install pk-update-icon 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 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 9

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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.