How To Install evilwm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install evilwm on Debian 9.
What is evilwm
evilwm is:
evilwm is based on aewm by Decklin Foster. It’s minimalist in that it omits unnecessary stuff like window decorations and icons. But it’s very usable in that it provides good keyboard control with repositioning and maximize toggles, solid window drags, snap-to-border support, and virtual desktops.
There are three methods to install evilwm 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 evilwm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install evilwm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install evilwm
Install evilwm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install evilwm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install evilwm
Install evilwm 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 evilwm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install evilwm
How To Uninstall evilwm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the evilwm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove evilwm
Uninstall evilwm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall evilwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove evilwm
Remove evilwm Configurations and Data
To remove evilwm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge evilwm
Remove evilwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove evilwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge evilwm
Dependencies
evilwm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install evilwm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.