How To Install fspanel on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fspanel on Debian 11.
What is fspanel
fspanel is:
A panel for X that lists all your windows, while consuming minimal disk, memory, and screen space. It works under any GNOME compliant window manager (e.g. E, Sawfish, WindowMaker, IceWM, Oroborus) and supports KDE’s mini icons (the KWM_WIN_ICON atom).
There are three methods to install fspanel 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 fspanel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fspanel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fspanel
Install fspanel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fspanel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fspanel
Install fspanel 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 fspanel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fspanel
How To Uninstall fspanel on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fspanel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fspanel
Uninstall fspanel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fspanel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fspanel
Remove fspanel Configurations and Data
To remove fspanel configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fspanel
Remove fspanel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fspanel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fspanel
Dependencies
fspanel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fspanel package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
