How To Install dvtm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvtm on Debian 10.
What is dvtm
dvtm is:
dvtm (dynamic virtual terminal manager) brings dwm and its concept of tiling window management to the console. As a console window manager it tries to make it easy to work with multiple console based programs.
There are three methods to install dvtm 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 dvtm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvtm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvtm
Install dvtm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvtm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvtm
Install dvtm 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 dvtm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvtm
How To Uninstall dvtm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dvtm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvtm
Uninstall dvtm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvtm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvtm
Remove dvtm Configurations and Data
To remove dvtm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvtm
Remove dvtm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvtm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvtm
Dependencies
dvtm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvtm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.