How To Install desktopnova on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktopnova on Debian 9.
What is desktopnova
desktopnova is:
DesktopNova changes the desktop background image after an adjustable time. It can choose the images from single files and folders (with or without subfolders). An autostart feature is also implemented.
This package contains the graphical user interface and background daemon.
There is at least one module needed. Without a module this package will not work as expected! See packages desktopnova-module-*.
There is also an additional tray icon available. See package desktopnova-tray.
There are three methods to install desktopnova 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 desktopnova Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install desktopnova using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install desktopnova
Install desktopnova Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install desktopnova using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install desktopnova
Install desktopnova 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 desktopnova using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install desktopnova
How To Uninstall desktopnova on Debian 9
To uninstall only the desktopnova package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove desktopnova
Uninstall desktopnova And Its Dependencies
To uninstall desktopnova and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove desktopnova
Remove desktopnova Configurations and Data
To remove desktopnova configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge desktopnova
Remove desktopnova configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove desktopnova configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge desktopnova
Dependencies
desktopnova have the following dependencies:
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libdbus-1-3
- libdbus-glib-1-2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpangoft2-1.0-0
- libxml2
- psmisc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install desktopnova package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.