How To Install wayout on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wayout on Debian 12.
What is wayout
wayout is:
Wayout takes text from standard input and outputs it to a desktop-widget on Wayland desktops. Periodic updates are supported; e.g. newline separated input or any other delimiter of choice. This is called a feed. The desktop widget can be shown either on top (OSD-like functionality) or below other windows.
There are three methods to install wayout on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wayout Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wayout using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wayout
Install wayout Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wayout using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wayout
Install wayout 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 wayout using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wayout
How To Uninstall wayout on Debian 12
To uninstall only the wayout package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wayout
Uninstall wayout And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wayout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wayout
Remove wayout Configurations and Data
To remove wayout configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wayout
Remove wayout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wayout configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wayout
Dependencies
wayout have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wayout package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
