How To Install macopix-gtk2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install macopix-gtk2 on Debian 10.
What is macopix-gtk2
macopix-gtk2 is:
MaCoPiX (Mascot Constructive Pilot for X) is a desktop mascot application for UNIX / X Window system. You can make window sitters, fixed desktop mascots, and, furthermore, desktop clock mascots, using MaCoPiX.
There are three methods to install macopix-gtk2 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 macopix-gtk2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install macopix-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install macopix-gtk2
Install macopix-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install macopix-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install macopix-gtk2
Install macopix-gtk2 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 macopix-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install macopix-gtk2
How To Uninstall macopix-gtk2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the macopix-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove macopix-gtk2
Uninstall macopix-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall macopix-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove macopix-gtk2
Remove macopix-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove macopix-gtk2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge macopix-gtk2
Remove macopix-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove macopix-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge macopix-gtk2
Dependencies
macopix-gtk2 have the following dependencies:
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgnutls-openssl27
- libgnutls30
- libgtk2.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpangoft2-1.0-0
- libx11-6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install macopix-gtk2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.