How To Install systemd-gui on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-gui on Debian 9.
What is systemd-gui
systemd-gui is:
This package is for transitional purposes and can be removed safely.
There are three methods to install systemd-gui 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 systemd-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-gui
Install systemd-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-gui
Install systemd-gui 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 systemd-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-gui
How To Uninstall systemd-gui on Debian 9
To uninstall only the systemd-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-gui
Uninstall systemd-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-gui
Remove systemd-gui Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-gui configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-gui
Remove systemd-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-gui
Dependencies
systemd-gui have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-gui package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
