How To Install weirdx on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install weirdx on Debian 9.
What is weirdx
weirdx is:
A complete X server implementation in Java which can run standalone or as an applet. It supports remote X and (using libjsch-java) X forwarded over SSH.
Also includes a library for embedding WeirdX in other Java programs or Applets.
There are three methods to install weirdx 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 weirdx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install weirdx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install weirdx
Install weirdx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install weirdx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install weirdx
Install weirdx 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 weirdx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install weirdx
How To Uninstall weirdx on Debian 9
To uninstall only the weirdx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove weirdx
Uninstall weirdx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall weirdx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove weirdx
Remove weirdx Configurations and Data
To remove weirdx configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge weirdx
Remove weirdx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove weirdx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge weirdx
Dependencies
weirdx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install weirdx package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
