How To Install xmabacus on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmabacus on Debian 9.
What is xmabacus
xmabacus is:
This program is an implementation of the original abacus, it provides the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Roman and Russian version and can be modified to allow others.
This is the Motif version which shows additional functionality. It was compiled with lesstif2. Motif is a GUI widget library for the X Window system.
There are three methods to install xmabacus 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 xmabacus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmabacus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmabacus
Install xmabacus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmabacus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmabacus
Install xmabacus 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 xmabacus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmabacus
How To Uninstall xmabacus on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xmabacus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmabacus
Uninstall xmabacus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmabacus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmabacus
Remove xmabacus Configurations and Data
To remove xmabacus configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmabacus
Remove xmabacus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmabacus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmabacus
Dependencies
xmabacus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmabacus package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.