How To Install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts on Debian 9. xfce-keyboard-shortcuts is xfce keyboard shortcuts configuration (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts on Debian 9.

What is xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

xfce-keyboard-shortcuts is:

This package only contains the default shortcut configuration for Xfce.

This package ensures a smooth upgrades from previous versions of Debian. It can safely be removed if no other packages depend on it.

There are three methods to install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts 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 xfce-keyboard-shortcuts Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts 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 xfce-keyboard-shortcuts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

How To Uninstall xfce-keyboard-shortcuts on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xfce-keyboard-shortcuts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Uninstall xfce-keyboard-shortcuts And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Remove xfce-keyboard-shortcuts Configurations and Data

To remove xfce-keyboard-shortcuts configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Remove xfce-keyboard-shortcuts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce-keyboard-shortcuts

Dependencies

xfce-keyboard-shortcuts have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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