How To Install xul-ext-compactheader on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-compactheader on Debian 9. xul-ext-compactheader is Thunderbird extension to reduce header size - Transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-compactheader on Debian 9.

What is xul-ext-compactheader

xul-ext-compactheader is:

This is a transitional package, it can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install xul-ext-compactheader 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 xul-ext-compactheader Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-compactheader

Install xul-ext-compactheader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-compactheader using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xul-ext-compactheader

Install xul-ext-compactheader 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 xul-ext-compactheader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-compactheader

How To Uninstall xul-ext-compactheader on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xul-ext-compactheader package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-compactheader

Uninstall xul-ext-compactheader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-compactheader

Remove xul-ext-compactheader Configurations and Data

To remove xul-ext-compactheader configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-compactheader

Remove xul-ext-compactheader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-compactheader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-compactheader

Dependencies

xul-ext-compactheader have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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