How To Install ltpanel on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltpanel on Debian 11.
What is ltpanel
ltpanel is:
ltpanel is a lightweight window list for the X Window System, similar to GNOME’s window list applet. It has been tested on IceWM and fvwm. It should work with any GNOME-compliant Window Manager and is based on Peter Zelezny’s fspanel.
There are three methods to install ltpanel 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 ltpanel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ltpanel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ltpanel
Install ltpanel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ltpanel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ltpanel
Install ltpanel 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 ltpanel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ltpanel
How To Uninstall ltpanel on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ltpanel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ltpanel
Uninstall ltpanel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ltpanel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ltpanel
Remove ltpanel Configurations and Data
To remove ltpanel configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ltpanel
Remove ltpanel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ltpanel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ltpanel
Dependencies
ltpanel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ltpanel package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.