How To Install picon-domains on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install picon-domains on Debian 12.
What is picon-domains
picon-domains is:
“picons” is short for “personal icons”. They’re small, constrained images used to represent users and domains on the net, organized into databases so that the appropriate image for a given e-mail address can be found. Besides users and domains, there are picons databases for Usenet newsgroups and weather forecasts. The picons are in either monochrome XBM format or color XPM and GIF formats.
These databases have been compiled in hopes of helping make cyberspace a more personable place. With them, software and services can be developed to identify persons on the net by face (or, at least, by institution logo) instead of by a cryptic e-mail address. Software of this kind is for example xfaces and exmh.
There are three methods to install picon-domains on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install picon-domains Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install picon-domains using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install picon-domains
Install picon-domains Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install picon-domains using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install picon-domains
Install picon-domains 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 picon-domains using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install picon-domains
How To Uninstall picon-domains on Debian 12
To uninstall only the picon-domains package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove picon-domains
Uninstall picon-domains And Its Dependencies
To uninstall picon-domains and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove picon-domains
Remove picon-domains Configurations and Data
To remove picon-domains configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge picon-domains
Remove picon-domains configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove picon-domains configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge picon-domains
Dependencies
picon-domains have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install picon-domains package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
