How To Install lwm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lwm on Debian 9.
What is lwm
lwm is:
Low resource Window manager ideal for older PCs. It uses a minimum of external libraries, thus very little memory. It doesn’t iclude icons, icon docs, button bars or root menus.
There are three methods to install lwm 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 lwm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lwm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lwm
Install lwm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lwm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lwm
Install lwm 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 lwm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lwm
How To Uninstall lwm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lwm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lwm
Uninstall lwm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lwm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lwm
Remove lwm Configurations and Data
To remove lwm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lwm
Remove lwm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lwm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lwm
Dependencies
lwm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lwm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.