How To Install bfh-desktop on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bfh-desktop on Debian 12.
What is bfh-desktop
bfh-desktop is:
Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) provides Debian-based images and systems to its users and everyone else interested in the form of a Debian Derrivative.
This package is a metapackage to be installed on a desktop.
There are three methods to install bfh-desktop on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bfh-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bfh-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bfh-desktop
Install bfh-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bfh-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bfh-desktop
Install bfh-desktop 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 bfh-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bfh-desktop
How To Uninstall bfh-desktop on Debian 12
To uninstall only the bfh-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bfh-desktop
Uninstall bfh-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bfh-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bfh-desktop
Remove bfh-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove bfh-desktop configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bfh-desktop
Remove bfh-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bfh-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bfh-desktop
Dependencies
bfh-desktop have the following dependencies:
- bfh-base-system
- task-desktop
- task-laptop
- cups
- fonts-powerline
- firefox
- webext-foxyproxy
- webext-privacy-badger
- webext-ublock-origin-firefox
- dosfstools
- exfatprogs
- nfs-common
- ntfs-3g
- samba-common
- sshfs
- gimp
- gimp-plugin-registry
- inkscape
- inkscape-open-symbols
- liferea
- gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0
- gir1.2-notify-0.7
- network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
- network-manager-ssh
- thunderbird
- unzip
- zip
- apg
- nwipe
- symlinks
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bfh-desktop package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.