How To Install vtgamma on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtgamma on Debian 9.
What is vtgamma
vtgamma is:
This tool can apply gamma correction to Linux virtual terminals and many graphical terminals. The correction can use either a single gamma value, or separate ones for each color component (R/G/B).
There are three methods to install vtgamma 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 vtgamma Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vtgamma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vtgamma
Install vtgamma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vtgamma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vtgamma
Install vtgamma 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 vtgamma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vtgamma
How To Uninstall vtgamma on Debian 9
To uninstall only the vtgamma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vtgamma
Uninstall vtgamma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vtgamma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtgamma
Remove vtgamma Configurations and Data
To remove vtgamma configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vtgamma
Remove vtgamma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vtgamma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtgamma
Dependencies
vtgamma have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtgamma package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
