How To Install xdo on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install xdo on Debian 11. xdo is small console-based utility to perform elementary actions on windows

Introduction

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

What is xdo

xdo is:

xdo it’s useful to manipulate windows. Using it you will be able to do many things with your windows, like: close, kill, hide, show, raise, lower, move resize, activate and others, using the console on X window based systems.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xdo

Install xdo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xdo

Install xdo 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 xdo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xdo

How To Uninstall xdo on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove xdo

Uninstall xdo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xdo

Remove xdo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xdo

Remove xdo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xdo

Dependencies

xdo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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