How To Install gnome-core on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-core on Debian 11. gnome-core is GNOME Desktop Environment – essential components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-core on Debian 11.

What is gnome-core

gnome-core is:

These are the core components of the GNOME Desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop.

This metapackage depends on a basic set of programs, including a file manager, an image viewer, a web browser, a video player and other tools.

It contains the official ??core?? modules of the GNOME desktop.

There are three methods to install gnome-core 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-core 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-core using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-core

Install gnome-core Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnome-core using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnome-core

Install gnome-core 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-core using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-core

How To Uninstall gnome-core on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gnome-core package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-core

Uninstall gnome-core And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-core

Remove gnome-core Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-core configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-core

Remove gnome-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnome-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-core

Dependencies

gnome-core have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-core package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.