How To Install sm on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install sm on Debian 11. sm is Displays a short text fullscreen

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sm on Debian 11.

What is sm

sm is:

Screen Message will display a given multi-line message as large as possible, fullscreen and black on white. You can specify the text either when launching sm, or edit it while the program is running.

It is useful to send messages across a room, e.g. during an university lecture. For fast startup, it is recommended to bind it to a key in your Desktop Environment.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sm

Install sm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sm

Install sm 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 sm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sm

How To Uninstall sm on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove sm

Uninstall sm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sm

Remove sm Configurations and Data

To remove sm configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sm

Remove sm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sm

Dependencies

sm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sm package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.