How To Install rxvt-unicode-lite on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-lite on Debian 11.
What is rxvt-unicode-lite
rxvt-unicode-lite is:
This is a dummy transitional package transitioning rxvt-unicode-lite to rxvt-unicode. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install rxvt-unicode-lite 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 rxvt-unicode-lite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-lite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rxvt-unicode-lite
Install rxvt-unicode-lite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-lite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rxvt-unicode-lite
Install rxvt-unicode-lite 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 rxvt-unicode-lite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rxvt-unicode-lite
How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode-lite on Debian 11
To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode-lite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rxvt-unicode-lite
Uninstall rxvt-unicode-lite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rxvt-unicode-lite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rxvt-unicode-lite
Remove rxvt-unicode-lite Configurations and Data
To remove rxvt-unicode-lite configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rxvt-unicode-lite
Remove rxvt-unicode-lite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rxvt-unicode-lite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rxvt-unicode-lite
Dependencies
rxvt-unicode-lite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-lite package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
