How To Install gnome-do on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-do on Debian 9. gnome-do is Quickly perform actions on your desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-do on Debian 9.

What is gnome-do

gnome-do is:

Allows you to quickly search for many items present in your GNOME desktop environment (applications, Firefox bookmarks, files, artists and albums in Rhythmbox, Pidgin buddies, etc.) and perform commonly used actions on those items (Run, Open, Email, Chat, Play, etc.).

GNOME Do is plugin based, allowing it to be easily extended to handle new items and actions. This package contains a core set of items and actions.

Although GNOME Do primarily targets the GNOME desktop, it also works under other desktop environments.

GNOME Do is inspired by Quicksilver and GNOME Launch Box.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-do

Install gnome-do Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-do

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-do

How To Uninstall gnome-do on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-do

Uninstall gnome-do And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnome-do and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-do

Remove gnome-do Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-do configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-do

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

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

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

Dependencies

gnome-do have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-do package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.