How To Install topmenu-gtk3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install topmenu-gtk3 on Debian 9. topmenu-gtk3 is Topmenu GTK+ (GTK3 module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install topmenu-gtk3 on Debian 9.

What is topmenu-gtk3

topmenu-gtk3 is:

Topmenu provides a global menu bar (MacOS style). TopMenu uses XEmbed for exporting menu bars.

This package provides the Topmenu GTK3 implementation.

There are three methods to install topmenu-gtk3 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 topmenu-gtk3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install topmenu-gtk3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install topmenu-gtk3

Install topmenu-gtk3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install topmenu-gtk3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install topmenu-gtk3

Install topmenu-gtk3 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 topmenu-gtk3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install topmenu-gtk3

How To Uninstall topmenu-gtk3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the topmenu-gtk3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove topmenu-gtk3

Uninstall topmenu-gtk3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall topmenu-gtk3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove topmenu-gtk3

Remove topmenu-gtk3 Configurations and Data

To remove topmenu-gtk3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge topmenu-gtk3

Remove topmenu-gtk3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove topmenu-gtk3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge topmenu-gtk3

Dependencies

topmenu-gtk3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install topmenu-gtk3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.