How To Install fvwm1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fvwm1 on Debian 10.
What is fvwm1
fvwm1 is:
This package contains the old version of the FVWM windows manager. It is no longer supported upstream, having been replaced by FVWM 2, and so no non-Debian-related bugs will be fixed unless someone else provides a patch.
You probably only want to use this package instead of the fvwm package if you know what you are doing or have very specific requirements.
FVWM is a fairly small window manager which provides a three-dimensional appearance and a virtual desktop, complete with colour icons.
You will need to install the fvwm-common package if you want the xpmroot command and some icons, along with manual pages for the modules.
There are three methods to install fvwm1 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 fvwm1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fvwm1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fvwm1
Install fvwm1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fvwm1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fvwm1
Install fvwm1 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 fvwm1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fvwm1
How To Uninstall fvwm1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fvwm1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fvwm1
Uninstall fvwm1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fvwm1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fvwm1
Remove fvwm1 Configurations and Data
To remove fvwm1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fvwm1
Remove fvwm1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fvwm1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fvwm1
Dependencies
fvwm1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fvwm1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.