How To Install wmbutton on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmbutton on Debian 10.
What is wmbutton
wmbutton is:
Wmbutton displays nine buttons which can be configured through a config file. Each button can be assigned up to three commands (one per mouse button). It is intended as a dockapp for X window managers such as Window Maker (wmaker package), AfterStep, BlackBox, and Enlightenment.
There are three methods to install wmbutton 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 wmbutton Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmbutton using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmbutton
Install wmbutton Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmbutton using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmbutton
Install wmbutton 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 wmbutton using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmbutton
How To Uninstall wmbutton on Debian 10
To uninstall only the wmbutton package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmbutton
Uninstall wmbutton And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmbutton and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmbutton
Remove wmbutton Configurations and Data
To remove wmbutton configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmbutton
Remove wmbutton configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmbutton configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmbutton
Dependencies
wmbutton have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmbutton package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.