How To Install gkrellxmms2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellxmms2 on Debian 11. gkrellxmms2 is GKrellM plugin to control xmms2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellxmms2 on Debian 11.

What is gkrellxmms2

gkrellxmms2 is:

gkrellxmms2 is a plugin for GKrellM2, written in C, to control the XMMS2 audio player. It supports basic controls such as play, pause, skip etc. and it has an integrated playlist editor with a media library search and browser.

There are three methods to install gkrellxmms2 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 gkrellxmms2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gkrellxmms2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gkrellxmms2

Install gkrellxmms2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gkrellxmms2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gkrellxmms2

Install gkrellxmms2 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 gkrellxmms2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gkrellxmms2

How To Uninstall gkrellxmms2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gkrellxmms2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gkrellxmms2

Uninstall gkrellxmms2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gkrellxmms2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellxmms2

Remove gkrellxmms2 Configurations and Data

To remove gkrellxmms2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellxmms2

Remove gkrellxmms2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gkrellxmms2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellxmms2

Dependencies

gkrellxmms2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellxmms2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.