How To Install gnome-backgrounds on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-backgrounds on Debian 11.
What is gnome-backgrounds
gnome-backgrounds is:
This is a collection of desktop wallpapers created with GNOME users in mind.
There are three methods to install gnome-backgrounds on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-backgrounds Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-backgrounds using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-backgrounds
Install gnome-backgrounds Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-backgrounds using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-backgrounds
Install gnome-backgrounds 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 gnome-backgrounds using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-backgrounds
How To Uninstall gnome-backgrounds on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gnome-backgrounds package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-backgrounds
Uninstall gnome-backgrounds And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-backgrounds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-backgrounds
Remove gnome-backgrounds Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-backgrounds configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-backgrounds
Remove gnome-backgrounds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-backgrounds configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-backgrounds
Dependencies
gnome-backgrounds have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-backgrounds package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
