How To Install topmenu-gtk-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install topmenu-gtk-common on Debian 9. topmenu-gtk-common is Topmenu GTK+ (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install topmenu-gtk-common on Debian 9.

What is topmenu-gtk-common

topmenu-gtk-common is:

Topmenu provides a global menu bar (MacOS style). TopMenu uses XEmbed for exporting menu bars.

This package provides files common to all topmenu-gtk packages.

There are three methods to install topmenu-gtk-common 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 topmenu-gtk-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install topmenu-gtk-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install topmenu-gtk-common

Install topmenu-gtk-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install topmenu-gtk-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install topmenu-gtk-common

Install topmenu-gtk-common 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 topmenu-gtk-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install topmenu-gtk-common

How To Uninstall topmenu-gtk-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the topmenu-gtk-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove topmenu-gtk-common

Uninstall topmenu-gtk-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall topmenu-gtk-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove topmenu-gtk-common

Remove topmenu-gtk-common Configurations and Data

To remove topmenu-gtk-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge topmenu-gtk-common

Remove topmenu-gtk-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove topmenu-gtk-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge topmenu-gtk-common

Dependencies

topmenu-gtk-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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