How To Install pidgin-themes on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-themes on Debian 9.
What is pidgin-themes
pidgin-themes is:
This package provides some alternative smiley themes for the Pidgin instant messaging client.
There are three methods to install pidgin-themes 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 pidgin-themes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-themes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-themes
Install pidgin-themes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-themes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-themes
Install pidgin-themes 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 pidgin-themes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-themes
How To Uninstall pidgin-themes on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pidgin-themes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-themes
Uninstall pidgin-themes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-themes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-themes
Remove pidgin-themes Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-themes configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-themes
Remove pidgin-themes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-themes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-themes
Dependencies
pidgin-themes have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-themes package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.