How To Install syslinux-themes-debian on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-themes-debian on Debian 9. syslinux-themes-debian is collection of boot loaders (theme metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-themes-debian on Debian 9.

What is syslinux-themes-debian

syslinux-themes-debian is:

SYSLINUX is a collection of boot loaders which operates off Linux ext2/3/4 or btrfs filesystems, MS-DOS FAT filesystems, network servers using PXE firmware, or from CD-ROMs.

This package depends on the package with the graphical bootloader theme for the matching Debian release.

There are three methods to install syslinux-themes-debian 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 syslinux-themes-debian Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-themes-debian using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install syslinux-themes-debian

Install syslinux-themes-debian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install syslinux-themes-debian using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install syslinux-themes-debian

Install syslinux-themes-debian 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 syslinux-themes-debian using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install syslinux-themes-debian

How To Uninstall syslinux-themes-debian on Debian 9

To uninstall only the syslinux-themes-debian package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove syslinux-themes-debian

Uninstall syslinux-themes-debian And Its Dependencies

To uninstall syslinux-themes-debian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove syslinux-themes-debian

Remove syslinux-themes-debian Configurations and Data

To remove syslinux-themes-debian configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge syslinux-themes-debian

Remove syslinux-themes-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove syslinux-themes-debian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge syslinux-themes-debian

Dependencies

syslinux-themes-debian have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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