How To Install stackapplet on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stackapplet on Debian 9.
What is stackapplet
stackapplet is:
StackApplet is a GNOME panel applet that monitors your activity on any StackExchange site. StackApplet will notify you when your reputation changes on any of the sites or when someone posts a comment to you.
StackApplet supports tracking multiple sites and usernames simultaneously.
There are three methods to install stackapplet 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 stackapplet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stackapplet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stackapplet
Install stackapplet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stackapplet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stackapplet
Install stackapplet 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 stackapplet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stackapplet
How To Uninstall stackapplet on Debian 9
To uninstall only the stackapplet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stackapplet
Uninstall stackapplet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stackapplet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stackapplet
Remove stackapplet Configurations and Data
To remove stackapplet configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stackapplet
Remove stackapplet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stackapplet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stackapplet
Dependencies
stackapplet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stackapplet package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
