How To Install knotes on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install knotes on Debian 11. knotes is sticky notes application

Introduction

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

What is `knotes`

knotes is:

KNotes is a program that lets you write sticky notes. The notes are saved automatically when you exit the program, and they display when you open the program. The program supports printing and mailing your notes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install knotes

Install knotes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install knotes

Install knotes 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 knotes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install knotes

How To Uninstall knotes on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove knotes

Uninstall knotes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove knotes

Remove knotes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge knotes

Remove knotes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knotes

Dependencies

knotes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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