How To Install dzen2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dzen2 on Debian 12.
What is dzen2
dzen2 is:
Dzen was designed to be scriptable in any language and integrate well with window managers like dwm, wmii and xmonad though it will work with any window manger.
There are three methods to install dzen2 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 dzen2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dzen2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dzen2
Install dzen2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dzen2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dzen2
Install dzen2 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 dzen2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dzen2
How To Uninstall dzen2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dzen2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dzen2
Uninstall dzen2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dzen2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dzen2
Remove dzen2 Configurations and Data
To remove dzen2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dzen2
Remove dzen2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dzen2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dzen2
Dependencies
dzen2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dzen2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.