How To Install python-plwm on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-plwm on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-plwm is Pointless Window Manager - Python libraries for creating Window Managers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-plwm on Debian 10.

What is python-plwm

python-plwm is:

PLWM is a Python package, containing classes suitable for implementing a window manager. PLWM is also a window manager, using the PLWM package.

There are three methods to install python-plwm 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 python-plwm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-plwm

Install python-plwm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-plwm

Install python-plwm 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 python-plwm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-plwm

How To Uninstall python-plwm on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-plwm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-plwm

Uninstall python-plwm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-plwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-plwm

Remove python-plwm Configurations and Data

To remove python-plwm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-plwm

Remove python-plwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-plwm

Dependencies

python-plwm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-plwm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.