How To Install wiipdf on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install wiipdf on Debian 11. wiipdf is present a PDF file using your wiimote

Introduction

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

What is wiipdf

wiipdf is:

wiipdf is a tiny tool to present a PDF using xpdf and your wiimote. After providing it the bluetooth-ID of your wiimote it connects and lets you use the A and B button to go one slide forward respectively backward in your presentation. Each keypress is confirmed by a short rumble of your wiimote.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wiipdf

Install wiipdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wiipdf

Install wiipdf 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 wiipdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wiipdf

How To Uninstall wiipdf on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove wiipdf

Uninstall wiipdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wiipdf

Remove wiipdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wiipdf

Remove wiipdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wiipdf

Dependencies

wiipdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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