How To Install superkb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install superkb
on Debian 9.
What is superkb
superkb is:
Superkb is a keyboard-based application launcher based on a hotkey (usually the Super key) that allows for on-screen keyboard hints to be displayed if the hotkey is held long enough without calling any bound action.
There are three methods to install superkb
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 superkb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install superkb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install superkb
Install superkb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install superkb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install superkb
Install superkb 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 superkb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install superkb
How To Uninstall superkb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the superkb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove superkb
Uninstall superkb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall superkb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove superkb
Remove superkb Configurations and Data
To remove superkb
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge superkb
Remove superkb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove superkb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge superkb
Dependencies
superkb have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libimlib2
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libx11-6
- libxext6
- libxft2
- libxinerama1
- libxrender1
- libnotify-bin
- tango-icon-theme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install superkb
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.