How To Install x4d-icons on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install x4d-icons on Debian 9. x4d-icons is X4D Icon set for various online document types

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x4d-icons on Debian 9.

What is x4d-icons

x4d-icons is:

Icon set indicating document types and target versions of those specifications e.g. HTML, XHTML, CSS, MathML, etc. These are metric compatible & naming scheme compatible with other logos used for similar purposes.

There are three methods to install x4d-icons 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 x4d-icons Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x4d-icons using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x4d-icons

Install x4d-icons Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x4d-icons using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x4d-icons

Install x4d-icons 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 x4d-icons using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x4d-icons

How To Uninstall x4d-icons on Debian 9

To uninstall only the x4d-icons package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x4d-icons

Uninstall x4d-icons And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x4d-icons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x4d-icons

Remove x4d-icons Configurations and Data

To remove x4d-icons configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x4d-icons

Remove x4d-icons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x4d-icons configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x4d-icons

Dependencies

x4d-icons have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x4d-icons package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.