How To Install lxsession-logout on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxsession-logout on Debian 9. lxsession-logout is utility to logout from a LXDE or an Openbox session

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxsession-logout on Debian 9.

What is lxsession-logout

lxsession-logout is:

LXSession is the default session manager for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).

LXSession-Logout is a simple utility for stopping or logging out from a LXDE or an Openbox session.

There are three methods to install lxsession-logout 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 lxsession-logout Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lxsession-logout using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lxsession-logout

Install lxsession-logout Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lxsession-logout using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lxsession-logout

Install lxsession-logout 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 lxsession-logout using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lxsession-logout

How To Uninstall lxsession-logout on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lxsession-logout package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lxsession-logout

Uninstall lxsession-logout And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lxsession-logout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxsession-logout

Remove lxsession-logout Configurations and Data

To remove lxsession-logout configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lxsession-logout

Remove lxsession-logout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lxsession-logout configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxsession-logout

Dependencies

lxsession-logout have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lxsession-logout package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.