How To Install xfce4-terminal on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-terminal on Debian 9. xfce4-terminal is Xfce terminal emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-terminal on Debian 9.

What is xfce4-terminal

xfce4-terminal is:

This package contains Terminal, which is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator for X11. It was created to fit nicely into the Xfce desktop environment, but it also fits nice with other environments.

For people who already know GNOME 2 terminal and are searching for a lighter but comparable replacement, Terminal might be the answer.

There are three methods to install xfce4-terminal 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 xfce4-terminal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-terminal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-terminal

Install xfce4-terminal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-terminal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfce4-terminal

Install xfce4-terminal 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 xfce4-terminal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-terminal

How To Uninstall xfce4-terminal on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xfce4-terminal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfce4-terminal

Uninstall xfce4-terminal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfce4-terminal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-terminal

Remove xfce4-terminal Configurations and Data

To remove xfce4-terminal configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-terminal

Remove xfce4-terminal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfce4-terminal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-terminal

Dependencies

xfce4-terminal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-terminal package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.