How To Install xfdesktop4-data on Debian 12

Learn how to install xfdesktop4-data on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xfdesktop4-data is Xfce desktop background, icons and root menu (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfdesktop4-data on Debian 12.

What is xfdesktop4-data

xfdesktop4-data is:

xfdesktop4 sets the background image, provides a right-click menu to launch applications and can optionally show files (including application launchers) or iconified windows. It includes gradient support for background color, saturation support for background image, real multiscreen and xinerama support.

This package contains architecture-independent files for xfdesktop4.

There are three methods to install xfdesktop4-data 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 xfdesktop4-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xfdesktop4-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xfdesktop4-data

Install xfdesktop4-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfdesktop4-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfdesktop4-data

Install xfdesktop4-data 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 xfdesktop4-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfdesktop4-data

How To Uninstall xfdesktop4-data on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xfdesktop4-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfdesktop4-data

Uninstall xfdesktop4-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xfdesktop4-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfdesktop4-data

Remove xfdesktop4-data Configurations and Data

To remove xfdesktop4-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfdesktop4-data

Remove xfdesktop4-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xfdesktop4-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfdesktop4-data

Dependencies

xfdesktop4-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfdesktop4-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.