How To Install pixmap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pixmap on Debian 9.
What is pixmap
pixmap is:
Pixmap is a tool for creating or editing rectangular images made up of colored pixels, i.e., pixmaps. Pixmaps are intensively used in X to define window backgrounds, icon images, etc. These are for example used as icons on the desktop or in the Debian menu.
There are three methods to install pixmap 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 pixmap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pixmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pixmap
Install pixmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pixmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pixmap
Install pixmap 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 pixmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pixmap
How To Uninstall pixmap on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pixmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pixmap
Uninstall pixmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pixmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pixmap
Remove pixmap Configurations and Data
To remove pixmap configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pixmap
Remove pixmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pixmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pixmap
Dependencies
pixmap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pixmap package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.