How To Install conky-cli-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install conky-cli-dbg on Debian 9.
What is conky-cli-dbg
conky-cli-dbg is:
Conky is a system monitor that can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window. Conky has many built-in objects, as well as the ability to execute external programs or scripts (either external or through built-in lua support).
This is a basic package that can be useful in servers or piped with dzen2. It includes the following support:
MPD, MOC, math, apcupsd, ncurses and I/O stats.
This package contains debugging symbols only.
There are three methods to install conky-cli-dbg 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 conky-cli-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install conky-cli-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install conky-cli-dbg
Install conky-cli-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install conky-cli-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install conky-cli-dbg
Install conky-cli-dbg 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 conky-cli-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install conky-cli-dbg
How To Uninstall conky-cli-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the conky-cli-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove conky-cli-dbg
Uninstall conky-cli-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall conky-cli-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove conky-cli-dbg
Remove conky-cli-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove conky-cli-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge conky-cli-dbg
Remove conky-cli-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove conky-cli-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge conky-cli-dbg
Dependencies
conky-cli-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install conky-cli-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.