How To Install plasma-desktop-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-desktop-data on Debian 9. plasma-desktop-data is Tools and widgets for the desktop data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plasma-desktop-data on Debian 9.

What is plasma-desktop-data

plasma-desktop-data is:

Plasma Desktop offers a beautiful looking desktop that takes complete advantage of modern computing technology. Through the use of visual effects and scalable graphics, the desktop experience is not only smooth but also pleasant to the eye. The looks of Plasma Desktop not only provide beauty, they are also used to support and improve your computer activities effectively, without being distracting.

This package is part of the KDE Plasma.

This package contains the data files

There are three methods to install plasma-desktop-data 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 plasma-desktop-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install plasma-desktop-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install plasma-desktop-data

Install plasma-desktop-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install plasma-desktop-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install plasma-desktop-data

Install plasma-desktop-data 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 plasma-desktop-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install plasma-desktop-data

How To Uninstall plasma-desktop-data on Debian 9

To uninstall only the plasma-desktop-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove plasma-desktop-data

Uninstall plasma-desktop-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove plasma-desktop-data

Remove plasma-desktop-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge plasma-desktop-data

Remove plasma-desktop-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge plasma-desktop-data

Dependencies

plasma-desktop-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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