How To Install wmpinboard on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmpinboard on Debian 9.
What is wmpinboard
wmpinboard is:
Themable Window Maker dock applet resembling a miniature pinboard. Icon is titled TODO. Includes alarm functions. Think of it as very high-tech post-its for your dockbar.
There are three methods to install wmpinboard 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 wmpinboard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wmpinboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wmpinboard
Install wmpinboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wmpinboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wmpinboard
Install wmpinboard 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 wmpinboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wmpinboard
How To Uninstall wmpinboard on Debian 9
To uninstall only the wmpinboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wmpinboard
Uninstall wmpinboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wmpinboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmpinboard
Remove wmpinboard Configurations and Data
To remove wmpinboard configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wmpinboard
Remove wmpinboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wmpinboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmpinboard
Dependencies
wmpinboard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wmpinboard package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.