How To Install i3status on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3status on Debian 10.
What is i3status
i3status is:
i3status is a small (about 3000 SLOC) and light-weight program for generating a status bar for i3bar, dzen2, xmobar or similar programs by combining several information about your system (IP addresses of your interfaces, load, current date/time, ESSID of the network you are associated to, disk status, and so on).
There are three methods to install i3status 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 i3status Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i3status using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i3status
Install i3status Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i3status using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i3status
Install i3status 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 i3status using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i3status
How To Uninstall i3status on Debian 10
To uninstall only the i3status package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i3status
Uninstall i3status And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i3status and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i3status
Remove i3status Configurations and Data
To remove i3status configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i3status
Remove i3status configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i3status configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i3status
Dependencies
i3status have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3status package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.