How To Install blackbox on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install blackbox on Debian 11. blackbox is Window manager for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install blackbox on Debian 11.

What is blackbox

blackbox is:

This is a window manager for X. It is similar in many respects to such popular packages as Window Maker, Enlightenment, and FVWM2. You might be interested in this package if you are tired of window managers that are a heavy drain on your system resources, but you still want an attractive and modern-looking interface.

The best part of all is that this program is coded in C++, so it is even more attractive “under the hood” than it is in service – no small feat.

If none of this sounds familiar to you, or you want your computer to look like Microsoft Windows or Apple’s OS X, you probably don’t want this package.

There are three methods to install blackbox on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install blackbox Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install blackbox

Install blackbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install blackbox using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install blackbox

Install blackbox 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 blackbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blackbox

How To Uninstall blackbox on Debian 11

To uninstall only the blackbox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove blackbox

Uninstall blackbox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall blackbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blackbox

Remove blackbox Configurations and Data

To remove blackbox configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge blackbox

Remove blackbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blackbox

Dependencies

blackbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install blackbox package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.