How To Install xpenguins on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpenguins on Debian 9.
What is xpenguins
xpenguins is:
Ever wanted cute little penguins walking along the tops of your windows? Ever wanted to send an army of cute little penguins to invade the screen of someone else on your network? Probably not, but why not try this program out anyway, it’s cool!
There are three methods to install xpenguins 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 xpenguins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xpenguins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xpenguins
Install xpenguins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xpenguins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xpenguins
Install xpenguins 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 xpenguins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xpenguins
How To Uninstall xpenguins on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xpenguins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xpenguins
Uninstall xpenguins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xpenguins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpenguins
Remove xpenguins Configurations and Data
To remove xpenguins configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xpenguins
Remove xpenguins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xpenguins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpenguins
Dependencies
xpenguins have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpenguins package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.