How To Install xapps-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xapps-common on Debian 9.
What is xapps-common
xapps-common is:
This package includes files that are shared between several XApp apps (i18n files and configuration schemas).
There are three methods to install xapps-common 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 xapps-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xapps-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xapps-common
Install xapps-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xapps-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xapps-common
Install xapps-common 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 xapps-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xapps-common
How To Uninstall xapps-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xapps-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xapps-common
Uninstall xapps-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xapps-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xapps-common
Remove xapps-common Configurations and Data
To remove xapps-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xapps-common
Remove xapps-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xapps-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xapps-common
Dependencies
xapps-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xapps-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.