How To Install gnome-session on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session on Debian 10.
What is gnome-session
gnome-session is:
The GNOME Session Manager is in charge of starting the core components of the GNOME desktop, and applications that should be launched at login time. It also features a way to save and restore currently running applications.
This package contains the required components for the standard GNOME 3 session, based on the GNOME Shell. It can be started from a display manager such as GDM, and requires 3D acceleration to work properly.
There are three methods to install gnome-session 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 gnome-session 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-session using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-session
Install gnome-session Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-session using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-session
Install gnome-session 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-session using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-session
How To Uninstall gnome-session on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gnome-session package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-session
Uninstall gnome-session And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-session and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-session
Remove gnome-session Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-session configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-session
Remove gnome-session configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-session configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-session
Dependencies
gnome-session have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-session package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
