How To Install textdraw on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install textdraw on Debian 11. textdraw is Tool to draw/modify/move geometric figures & text for ASCII art

Introduction

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

What is textdraw

textdraw is:

Textdraw (td) is a small utility that allows do draw (ASCII-based) line-, rectangle-, ellipse- and text-objects with copy/paste/move features.

It completes existing console-based software to a ’textbased only office' and offers a simple and easy way to draw ascii graphics for documentations, presentations, mails and much more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install textdraw

Install textdraw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install textdraw

Install textdraw 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 textdraw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install textdraw

How To Uninstall textdraw on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove textdraw

Uninstall textdraw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove textdraw

Remove textdraw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge textdraw

Remove textdraw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge textdraw

Dependencies

textdraw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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