How To Install mugshot on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mugshot on Debian 9. mugshot is lightweight user-configuration application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mugshot on Debian 9.

What is mugshot

mugshot is:

Mugshot is a lightweight user configuration utility that allows you to easily update personal user details. This includes:

  • Linux profile image: ~/.face
  • User details stored in /etc/passwd (used by finger)
  • Pidgin buddy icon
  • LibreOffice user details

There are three methods to install mugshot 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 mugshot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mugshot

Install mugshot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mugshot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mugshot

Install mugshot 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 mugshot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mugshot

How To Uninstall mugshot on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mugshot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mugshot

Uninstall mugshot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mugshot

Remove mugshot Configurations and Data

To remove mugshot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mugshot

Remove mugshot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mugshot

Dependencies

mugshot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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