How To Install xsnow on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsnow on Debian 11.
What is xsnow
xsnow is:
Xsnow is a X Window application that will snow on the desktop background. Santa and his reindeer will complete your festive-season feeling. Xsnow runs in GNOME, KDE, FVWM and desktops that are derived from those.
There are three methods to install xsnow on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xsnow Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xsnow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xsnow
Install xsnow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xsnow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xsnow
Install xsnow 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 xsnow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xsnow
How To Uninstall xsnow on Debian 11
To uninstall only the xsnow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xsnow
Uninstall xsnow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xsnow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsnow
Remove xsnow Configurations and Data
To remove xsnow configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xsnow
Remove xsnow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xsnow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsnow
Dependencies
xsnow have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsnow package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.