How To Install wmaker-data on Debian 12

Learn how to install wmaker-data on Debian 12 with this tutorial. wmaker-data is several free icons for use with WindowMaker and others

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaker-data on Debian 12.

What is wmaker-data

wmaker-data is:

They all have a basic NeXTSTEP-like look and feel. These icons are placed where the WindowMaker package expects them by default. In fact, the wmaker package is set up to use this icons by default.

These icons are free in the DFSG sense.

There are three methods to install wmaker-data on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wmaker-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wmaker-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wmaker-data

Install wmaker-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wmaker-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wmaker-data

Install wmaker-data 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 wmaker-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmaker-data

How To Uninstall wmaker-data on Debian 12

To uninstall only the wmaker-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmaker-data

Uninstall wmaker-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wmaker-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmaker-data

Remove wmaker-data Configurations and Data

To remove wmaker-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmaker-data

Remove wmaker-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmaker-data

Dependencies

wmaker-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmaker-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.