How To Install gentoo on Debian 11
In this guide, we’ll discuss How To Install gentoo on Debian 11.
Also, we will demonstrate how to uninstall and update
gentoo
.
One-liner install command
For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install gentoo
But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.
What is gentoo
and what are
the ways to install it?
Short description: fully GUI-configurable, two-pane X file manager
Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.
Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.
There are several ways to install gentoo on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):
In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.
Install gentoo using apt-get
First, update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt-get
database,
You can install gentoo using apt
by running the
following command:
sudo apt -y install gentoo
Install gentoo using apt
Because gentoo is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.
To begin, update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt
database,
You can install gentoo using apt
by running the
following command:
sudo apt -y install gentoo
Install gentoo 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating aptitude
database,
You can install gentoo by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gentoo
How to upgrade (update) a single package gentoo using apt-get?
First, you will need to update packages index. Run update
command as
usual:
sudo apt-get update
Next, to upgrade only the gentoo, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:
sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install gentoo
Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the
package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade
part.
It's Good to Know:
sudo apt-get install gentoo
This will upgrade the package even if is already installed.
How To Uninstall gentoo from Debian 11
To uninstall only the gentoo
package you can execute
the
following command:
sudo apt-get remove gentoo
Uninstall gentoo and all its dependencies
To uninstall gentoo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gentoo
Remove gentoo with all configurations and data
To remove gentoo configuration and data
from your system you can run the following purge
command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gentoo
Remove gentoo completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)
And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to gentoo package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gentoo
Extra info and code examples
gentoo is a two-pane file manager for the X Window System. gentoo lets the user do (almost) all of the configuration and customizing from within the program itself. If you still prefer to hand-edit configuration files, they're fairly easy to work with since they are written in an XML format. gentoo features a fairly complex and powerful file identification system, coupled to an object-oriented style system, which together give you a lot of control over how files of different types are displayed and acted upon. Additionally, over a hundred pixmap images are available for use in file type descriptions. gentoo was written from scratch in ANSI C, and it utilizes the GTK+ toolkit for its interface.
- Maintainer: Innocent De Marchi
- Sources url: http://www.obsession.se/gentoo/
- Section/Category: x11
Conclusion
You now have a full guide on how to install gentoo
using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools.
Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall
the gentoo from Debian 11.