How To Install sikulix on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sikulix on Debian 9. sikulix is IDE to develop SikuliX scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sikulix on Debian 9.

What is sikulix

sikulix is:

SikuliX mixes image recognition into Jython or JRuby scripting to automate interactions with graphical user interfaces.

With SikuliX it is very easy to programmatically control a web page, a desktop application, or even an iphone application running in an emulator.

This package features SikuliX IDE, the integrated development environment for writing SikuliX Jython visual scripts with screenshots.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sikulix

Install sikulix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sikulix

Install sikulix 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 sikulix using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sikulix

How To Uninstall sikulix on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove sikulix

Uninstall sikulix And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sikulix

Remove sikulix Configurations and Data

To remove sikulix configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sikulix

Remove sikulix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sikulix

Dependencies

sikulix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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