How To Install fvwm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fvwm on Debian 10.
What is fvwm
fvwm is:
FVWM is a powerful ICCCM2 compliant multiple virtual desktop window manager for the X Window System. FVWM requires relatively little memory.
This 2.6 version includes new features like full support of the EWMH (Extended Window Manager Hints) specification, internationalization, improved window decoration code (no flickering anymore), bi-directional asian text support, FreeType font support (antialiasing), image rendering, Perl based module library, support for PNG images, side titles and much more.
There are three methods to install fvwm 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 fvwm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fvwm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fvwm
Install fvwm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fvwm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fvwm
Install fvwm 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 fvwm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fvwm
How To Uninstall fvwm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fvwm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fvwm
Uninstall fvwm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fvwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fvwm
Remove fvwm Configurations and Data
To remove fvwm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fvwm
Remove fvwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fvwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fvwm
Dependencies
fvwm have the following dependencies:
- libperl4-corelibs-perl
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libfribidi0
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libice6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fvwm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.