How To Install e17-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17-data on Debian 9. e17-data is Enlightenment Window Manager Run Time Data Files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17-data on Debian 9.

What is e17-data

e17-data is:

Enlightenment is an advanced window manager for X11. Unique features include: a fully animated background, nice drop shadows around windows, backed by an extremely clean and optimized foundation of APIs.

These are the architecture independent runtime support files for the Enlightenment DR17 Window Manager.

There are three methods to install e17-data 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 e17-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install e17-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install e17-data

Install e17-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install e17-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install e17-data

Install e17-data 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 e17-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install e17-data

How To Uninstall e17-data on Debian 9

To uninstall only the e17-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove e17-data

Uninstall e17-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall e17-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove e17-data

Remove e17-data Configurations and Data

To remove e17-data configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge e17-data

Remove e17-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove e17-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge e17-data

Dependencies

e17-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install e17-data package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.