How To Install vala-terminal on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-terminal on Debian 9.
What is vala-terminal
vala-terminal is:
vala-terminal is terminal program based on libvte and written in Vala. It was designed with mobile devices in mind.
This package is part of the freesmartphone.org software stack and it is targeted for smartphones.
There are three methods to install vala-terminal 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 vala-terminal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-terminal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vala-terminal
Install vala-terminal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vala-terminal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vala-terminal
Install vala-terminal 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 vala-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vala-terminal
How To Uninstall vala-terminal on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vala-terminal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vala-terminal
Uninstall vala-terminal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vala-terminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vala-terminal
Remove vala-terminal Configurations and Data
To remove vala-terminal configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vala-terminal
Remove vala-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vala-terminal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vala-terminal
Dependencies
vala-terminal have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vala-terminal package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
