How To Install xteddy on Debian 12

Learn how to install xteddy on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xteddy is cuddly teddy bear (or other image) for your X desktop

Introduction

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

What is xteddy

xteddy is:

Normally, xteddy just sits around doing nothing. After all, that’s what teddy bears are for. Look at him, talk to him, place heavy windows on top of him, zap him around until he becomes dizzy, do what you like; he will always be your true (albeit virtual) friend. Now you can load other pixmaps than the nice teddy, too.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xteddy

Install xteddy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xteddy

Install xteddy 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 xteddy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xteddy

How To Uninstall xteddy on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove xteddy

Uninstall xteddy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xteddy

Remove xteddy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xteddy

Remove xteddy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xteddy

Dependencies

xteddy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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