How To Install wbar on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wbar on Debian 12.
What is wbar
wbar is:
Wbar is a quick launch bar. It’s fast, light and cool eye-candy. It was initially developed for Fluxbox, then tested on WindowMaker, Xfce and GNOME 2 and it works very well with other window managers, too. It can run on top of desktops such as xfdesktop or Nautilus with the -above-desk switch.
There are three methods to install wbar on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wbar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wbar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wbar
Install wbar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wbar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wbar
Install wbar 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 wbar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wbar
How To Uninstall wbar on Debian 12
To uninstall only the wbar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wbar
Uninstall wbar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wbar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wbar
Remove wbar Configurations and Data
To remove wbar configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wbar
Remove wbar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wbar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wbar
Dependencies
wbar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wbar package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
