How To Install xfishtank on Debian 12

Learn how to install xfishtank on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xfishtank is turns your X root into an aquarium

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfishtank on Debian 12.

What is xfishtank

xfishtank is:

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There are three methods to install xfishtank 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 xfishtank Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfishtank

Install xfishtank Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfishtank using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfishtank

Install xfishtank 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 xfishtank using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfishtank

How To Uninstall xfishtank on Debian 12

To uninstall only the xfishtank package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfishtank

Uninstall xfishtank And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfishtank

Remove xfishtank Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xfishtank

Remove xfishtank configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfishtank

Dependencies

xfishtank have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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