How To Install xosview on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xosview on Debian 9. xosview is X based system monitor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xosview on Debian 9.

What is xosview

xosview is:

Xosview is a monitor which displays the status of several system based parameters. These include CPU usage, load average, memory usage, swap space usage, network usage, Wireless LAN meter, interrupts and serial port status. Appearance is fully configurable via command line or X resources.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xosview

Install xosview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xosview

Install xosview 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 xosview using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xosview

How To Uninstall xosview on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xosview

Uninstall xosview And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xosview

Remove xosview Configurations and Data

To remove xosview configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xosview

Remove xosview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xosview

Dependencies

xosview have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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