How To Install zeitgeist-explorer on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeitgeist-explorer on Debian 9. zeitgeist-explorer is GUI application for monitoring and debugging zeitgeist

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeitgeist-explorer on Debian 9.

What is zeitgeist-explorer

zeitgeist-explorer is:

Zeitgeist explorer is a tool which can be used to monitor and explore the events logged by zeitgeist. In the monitor mode is can show the events logged in real-time just like wireshark.

There are three methods to install zeitgeist-explorer 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 zeitgeist-explorer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zeitgeist-explorer

Install zeitgeist-explorer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zeitgeist-explorer

Install zeitgeist-explorer 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 zeitgeist-explorer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zeitgeist-explorer

How To Uninstall zeitgeist-explorer on Debian 9

To uninstall only the zeitgeist-explorer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zeitgeist-explorer

Uninstall zeitgeist-explorer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zeitgeist-explorer

Remove zeitgeist-explorer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zeitgeist-explorer

Remove zeitgeist-explorer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zeitgeist-explorer

Dependencies

zeitgeist-explorer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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