How To Install budgie-countdown-applet on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-countdown-applet on Debian 10.
What is budgie-countdown-applet
budgie-countdown-applet is:
This is part of a suite of python3 and Vala based applets for the Budgie Desktop that provide additional user orientated capabilities. The applets can be used individually or as a set.
The Countdown applet provides the user the ability to start an action when the countdown reaches 0 seconds. Actions include flashing an icon in the panel, opening a notification window, sounding a bell or running a custom command.
There are three methods to install budgie-countdown-applet on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install budgie-countdown-applet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install budgie-countdown-applet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install budgie-countdown-applet
Install budgie-countdown-applet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install budgie-countdown-applet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install budgie-countdown-applet
Install budgie-countdown-applet 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 budgie-countdown-applet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install budgie-countdown-applet
How To Uninstall budgie-countdown-applet on Debian 10
To uninstall only the budgie-countdown-applet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove budgie-countdown-applet
Uninstall budgie-countdown-applet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall budgie-countdown-applet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove budgie-countdown-applet
Remove budgie-countdown-applet Configurations and Data
To remove budgie-countdown-applet configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge budgie-countdown-applet
Remove budgie-countdown-applet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove budgie-countdown-applet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge budgie-countdown-applet
Dependencies
budgie-countdown-applet have the following dependencies:
- python3
- python3-gi
- gir1.2-budgie-1.0
- gir1.2-glib-2.0
- gir1.2-gtk-3.0
- gir1.2-peas-1.0
- python3-psutil
- vorbis-tools
- zenity
- dconf-cli
- sound-theme-freedesktop
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install budgie-countdown-applet package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.