How To Install rxvt-unicode-256color on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color on Debian 9.
What is rxvt-unicode-256color
rxvt-unicode-256color is:
rxvt-unicode is a modern, Unicode-aware color xterm replacement that uses significantly less memory than a conventional xterm and many other Unicode supporting terminal emulators.
It supports using multiple fonts at the same time, including Xft fonts, and client-server technology to reduce memory consumption when using multiple windows.
This package is configured with 256-color support, and TERM set to “rxvt-unicode-256color”. Any other systems you log into must have this terminfo entry installed!
There are three methods to install rxvt-unicode-256color 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 rxvt-unicode-256color Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-256color using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rxvt-unicode-256color
Install rxvt-unicode-256color Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rxvt-unicode-256color using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rxvt-unicode-256color
Install rxvt-unicode-256color 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 rxvt-unicode-256color using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rxvt-unicode-256color
How To Uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color on Debian 9
To uninstall only the rxvt-unicode-256color package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rxvt-unicode-256color
Uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rxvt-unicode-256color and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rxvt-unicode-256color
Remove rxvt-unicode-256color Configurations and Data
To remove rxvt-unicode-256color configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rxvt-unicode-256color
Remove rxvt-unicode-256color configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rxvt-unicode-256color configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rxvt-unicode-256color
Dependencies
rxvt-unicode-256color have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rxvt-unicode-256color package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.