How To Install matchbox-panel on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-panel on Debian 9.
What is matchbox-panel
matchbox-panel is:
Matchbox is a base environment for the X Window System running on non-desktop embedded platforms such as handhelds, set-top boxes, kiosks and anything else for which screen space, input mechanisms or system resources are limited.
This package contains the Matchbox desktop panel.
There are three methods to install matchbox-panel 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 matchbox-panel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install matchbox-panel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install matchbox-panel
Install matchbox-panel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install matchbox-panel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install matchbox-panel
Install matchbox-panel 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 matchbox-panel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install matchbox-panel
How To Uninstall matchbox-panel on Debian 9
To uninstall only the matchbox-panel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove matchbox-panel
Uninstall matchbox-panel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall matchbox-panel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove matchbox-panel
Remove matchbox-panel Configurations and Data
To remove matchbox-panel configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge matchbox-panel
Remove matchbox-panel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove matchbox-panel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge matchbox-panel
Dependencies
matchbox-panel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install matchbox-panel package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.