How To Install rxvt-unicode-lite on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-lite on Debian 9.
What is rxvt-unicode-lite
rxvt-unicode-lite is:
rxvt-unicode is a modern, Unicode-aware color xterm replacement that uses significantly less memory than a conventional xterm and many other Unicode supporting terminal emulators.
It supports using multiple fonts at the same time, including Xft fonts, and client-server technology to reduce memory consumption when using multiple windows.
This package contains the small version with only a few extra features and without Freetype support.
There are three methods to install rxvt-unicode-lite 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 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
