How To Install launchy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install launchy on Debian 10.
What is launchy
launchy is:
Launchy is the most efficient way to open files, folders, websites, and programs on your computer. Instead of having to browse the menus to find an application, Launchy is a smart search program which tries to guess which program or file you are looking for and will launch it when you hit the enter key. It runs in background and appears when the configured key combination is pressed (Ctrl+Space by default) or the tray icon is clicked.
There are three methods to install launchy 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 launchy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install launchy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install launchy
Install launchy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install launchy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install launchy
Install launchy 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 launchy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install launchy
How To Uninstall launchy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the launchy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove launchy
Uninstall launchy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall launchy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove launchy
Remove launchy Configurations and Data
To remove launchy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge launchy
Remove launchy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove launchy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge launchy
Dependencies
launchy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install launchy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.