How To Install xfce4-session-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-session-dbg on Debian 9. xfce4-session-dbg is Xfce4 Session Manager (debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-session-dbg on Debian 9.

What is xfce4-session-dbg

xfce4-session-dbg is:

This package ships debugging symbols for the Xfce session manager.

There are three methods to install xfce4-session-dbg 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 xfce4-session-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-session-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-session-dbg

Install xfce4-session-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-session-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-session-dbg

Install xfce4-session-dbg 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 xfce4-session-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-session-dbg

How To Uninstall xfce4-session-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xfce4-session-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-session-dbg

Uninstall xfce4-session-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-session-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-session-dbg

Remove xfce4-session-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-session-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-session-dbg

Remove xfce4-session-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-session-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-session-dbg

Dependencies

xfce4-session-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-session-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.