How To Install lxqt-runner on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-runner on Debian 12.
What is lxqt-runner
lxqt-runner is:
The LXQt runner provides a GUI that comes up on the desktop and allows for launching applications, doing some math or shutting down the system.
This package contain LXQt runner.
There are three methods to install lxqt-runner on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lxqt-runner Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt-runner using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-runner
Install lxqt-runner Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt-runner using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxqt-runner
Install lxqt-runner 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 lxqt-runner using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-runner
How To Uninstall lxqt-runner on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lxqt-runner package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxqt-runner
Uninstall lxqt-runner And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxqt-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-runner
Remove lxqt-runner Configurations and Data
To remove lxqt-runner configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-runner
Remove lxqt-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxqt-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-runner
Dependencies
lxqt-runner have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libkf5windowsystem5
- liblxqt-globalkeys-ui1
- liblxqt-globalkeys1
- liblxqt1
- libmuparser2v5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xdg3
- libqt5xml5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-runner package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
