How To Install choosewm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install choosewm on Debian 10.
What is choosewm
choosewm is:
When installed, this package installs a x-session-manager alternative allowing the user to choose the window manager. The list is taken by default from everything installing a window manager option in the Debian menu system, but the administrator or user can add or remove items via config files.
There are three methods to install choosewm 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 choosewm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install choosewm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install choosewm
Install choosewm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install choosewm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install choosewm
Install choosewm 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 choosewm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install choosewm
How To Uninstall choosewm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the choosewm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove choosewm
Uninstall choosewm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall choosewm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove choosewm
Remove choosewm Configurations and Data
To remove choosewm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge choosewm
Remove choosewm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove choosewm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge choosewm
Dependencies
choosewm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install choosewm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.