How To Install cdebconf-gtk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdebconf-gtk on Debian 9.
What is cdebconf-gtk
cdebconf-gtk is:
Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is used by some packages to prompt you for information before they are installed. This is a reimplementation of the original debconf version in C.
cdebconf-gtk is a minimal Gtk+ frontend cdebconf package.
There are three methods to install cdebconf-gtk on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cdebconf-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdebconf-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdebconf-gtk
Install cdebconf-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdebconf-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdebconf-gtk
Install cdebconf-gtk 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 cdebconf-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdebconf-gtk
How To Uninstall cdebconf-gtk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cdebconf-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdebconf-gtk
Uninstall cdebconf-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdebconf-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdebconf-gtk
Remove cdebconf-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove cdebconf-gtk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdebconf-gtk
Remove cdebconf-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdebconf-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdebconf-gtk
Dependencies
cdebconf-gtk have the following dependencies:
- cdebconf
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- debconf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdebconf-gtk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.