How To Install lxqt-sudo on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-sudo on Debian 10.
What is lxqt-sudo
lxqt-sudo is:
lxqt-sudo is a graphical QT frontend for plain sudo(8) (for requesting optional password in GUI fashion). When invoked it simply spawns child sudo process with requested command (and arguments). If sudo requests user’s password, the GUI password dialog is shown and (after submit) the password is provided to sudo.
There are three methods to install lxqt-sudo 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 lxqt-sudo 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-sudo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-sudo
Install lxqt-sudo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxqt-sudo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxqt-sudo
Install lxqt-sudo 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-sudo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxqt-sudo
How To Uninstall lxqt-sudo on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lxqt-sudo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxqt-sudo
Uninstall lxqt-sudo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxqt-sudo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxqt-sudo
Remove lxqt-sudo Configurations and Data
To remove lxqt-sudo configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxqt-sudo
Remove lxqt-sudo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxqt-sudo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxqt-sudo
Dependencies
lxqt-sudo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxqt-sudo package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
