How To Install dolphin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dolphin on Debian 9.
What is dolphin
dolphin is:
Dolphin is the default file manager in the Plasma, intended to be both powerful and easy to use.
Features include: Customisable sidebars “Breadcrumb” navigation View properties remembered for each folder Split views Network transparency Undo/redo functionality Ratings, comments, and tags
There are three methods to install dolphin 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 dolphin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dolphin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dolphin
Install dolphin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dolphin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dolphin
Install dolphin 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 dolphin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dolphin
How To Uninstall dolphin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dolphin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dolphin
Uninstall dolphin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dolphin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dolphin
Remove dolphin Configurations and Data
To remove dolphin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dolphin
Remove dolphin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dolphin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dolphin
Dependencies
dolphin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dolphin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.