How To Install libplank-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplank-common on Debian 10.
What is libplank-common
libplank-common is:
Plank is a dock enabling you to start applications and manage your windows.
Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be extended to create other dock programs with more advanced features.
This package contains the architecture-independent files.
There are three methods to install libplank-common 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 libplank-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libplank-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libplank-common
Install libplank-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libplank-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libplank-common
Install libplank-common 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 libplank-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libplank-common
How To Uninstall libplank-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libplank-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libplank-common
Uninstall libplank-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libplank-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libplank-common
Remove libplank-common Configurations and Data
To remove libplank-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libplank-common
Remove libplank-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libplank-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libplank-common
Dependencies
libplank-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libplank-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.