How To Install dex on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dex on Debian 12.
What is dex
dex is:
DesktopEntry eXecution implements the Freedesktop.org autostart specification, independent of any desktop or window manager environment. Applications may be filtered based on the Desktop Environment advertised in the .desktop file.
dex can also create a minimal .desktop file for a specified program.
There are three methods to install dex on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dex
Install dex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dex
Install dex 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 dex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dex
How To Uninstall dex on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dex
Uninstall dex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dex
Remove dex Configurations and Data
To remove dex configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dex
Remove dex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dex
Dependencies
dex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dex package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.