How To Install qmenu on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmenu on Debian 9.
What is qmenu
qmenu is:
qmenu allows one to create menus for textual interfaces in an easy and intuitive way. Each menu is defined in a file describing the visual appearance and the menu items using a simple syntax.
Features include options to format the menu, bindings to function keys, possibility to include submenus, show help messages and launch shell sessions.
There are three methods to install qmenu 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 qmenu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qmenu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qmenu
Install qmenu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qmenu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qmenu
Install qmenu 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 qmenu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qmenu
How To Uninstall qmenu on Debian 9
To uninstall only the qmenu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qmenu
Uninstall qmenu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qmenu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmenu
Remove qmenu Configurations and Data
To remove qmenu configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qmenu
Remove qmenu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qmenu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmenu
Dependencies
qmenu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qmenu package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.