How To Install task-xfce-desktop on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install task-xfce-desktop on Debian 10.
What is task-xfce-desktop
task-xfce-desktop is:
This task package is used to install the Debian desktop, featuring the Xfce desktop environment, and with other packages that Debian users expect to have available on the desktop.
There are three methods to install task-xfce-desktop 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 task-xfce-desktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install task-xfce-desktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install task-xfce-desktop
Install task-xfce-desktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install task-xfce-desktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install task-xfce-desktop
Install task-xfce-desktop 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 task-xfce-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install task-xfce-desktop
How To Uninstall task-xfce-desktop on Debian 10
To uninstall only the task-xfce-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove task-xfce-desktop
Uninstall task-xfce-desktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall task-xfce-desktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove task-xfce-desktop
Remove task-xfce-desktop Configurations and Data
To remove task-xfce-desktop configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge task-xfce-desktop
Remove task-xfce-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove task-xfce-desktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge task-xfce-desktop
Dependencies
task-xfce-desktop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install task-xfce-desktop package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.