How To Install gdebi-kde on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdebi-kde on Debian 9.
What is gdebi-kde
gdebi-kde is:
gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages.
This package contains the KDE user interface.
There are three methods to install gdebi-kde 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 gdebi-kde Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdebi-kde using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdebi-kde
Install gdebi-kde Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdebi-kde using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdebi-kde
Install gdebi-kde 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 gdebi-kde using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdebi-kde
How To Uninstall gdebi-kde on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gdebi-kde package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdebi-kde
Uninstall gdebi-kde And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdebi-kde and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdebi-kde
Remove gdebi-kde Configurations and Data
To remove gdebi-kde configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdebi-kde
Remove gdebi-kde configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdebi-kde configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdebi-kde
Dependencies
gdebi-kde have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdebi-kde package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.