How To Install thunar on Debian 10

Learn how to install thunar on Debian 10 with this tutorial. thunar is File Manager for Xfce

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install thunar on Debian 10.

What is `thunar`

thunar is:

Thunar is the file manager designed to be the default file manager for the Xfce desktop environment. It has been designed to be fast and easy to use.

Also included is an Xfce panel plugin which can manage the desktop trash.

There are three methods to install thunar 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 thunar Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install thunar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install thunar

Install thunar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install thunar using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install thunar

Install thunar 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 thunar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install thunar

How To Uninstall thunar on Debian 10

To uninstall only the thunar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove thunar

Uninstall thunar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall thunar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove thunar

Remove thunar Configurations and Data

To remove thunar configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge thunar

Remove thunar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove thunar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge thunar

Dependencies

thunar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install thunar package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.