How To Install desktopfolder on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktopfolder on Debian 10.
What is desktopfolder
desktopfolder is:
Bring your desktop back to life Organize your desktop with panels that hold your things.
DesktopFolder overlays a hidden desktop overlay allowing desktop icons, file shortcuts, folders, photographs, notes and panels to be arranged in a freeform or grid format. Each desktop component has a number of attributes that can be customized - colors and size.
DesktopFolder has been developed for GNOME based desktops such as GNOME-Shell and Budgie Desktop.
There are three methods to install desktopfolder 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 desktopfolder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install desktopfolder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install desktopfolder
Install desktopfolder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install desktopfolder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install desktopfolder
Install desktopfolder 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 desktopfolder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install desktopfolder
How To Uninstall desktopfolder on Debian 10
To uninstall only the desktopfolder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove desktopfolder
Uninstall desktopfolder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall desktopfolder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove desktopfolder
Remove desktopfolder Configurations and Data
To remove desktopfolder configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge desktopfolder
Remove desktopfolder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove desktopfolder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge desktopfolder
Dependencies
desktopfolder have the following dependencies:
- dconf-gsettings-backend
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libgtksourceview-3.0-1
- libjson-glib-1.0-0
- libwnck-3-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktopfolder package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.