How To Install tabble on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tabble on Debian 10.
What is tabble
tabble is:
tabble is a small alternative X shell which presents your programs in tabs for easy launch. It is not meant to replace a window manager, just complement it. Light window managers benefit the most from tabble. The idea is that tabble is ‘always on top’ so multiple launches can be made without re-navigating a menu hierarchy or clearing the desktop.
There are three methods to install tabble on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tabble Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tabble using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tabble
Install tabble Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tabble using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tabble
Install tabble 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 tabble using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tabble
How To Uninstall tabble on Debian 10
To uninstall only the tabble package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tabble
Uninstall tabble And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tabble and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tabble
Remove tabble Configurations and Data
To remove tabble configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tabble
Remove tabble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tabble configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tabble
Dependencies
tabble have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tabble package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.