How To Install xsct on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsct on Debian 12.
What is xsct
xsct is:
xsct is a small C program to change the screen color temperature. It can be used to reduce or increase the amount of blue light produced by the screen.
The xsct tool sets the color temperature of the screen via xrandr like redshift. Unlike redshift, it is only 80 lines of C and will not change the screen temperature automatically.
There are three methods to install xsct 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 xsct Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xsct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xsct
Install xsct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xsct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xsct
Install xsct 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 xsct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xsct
How To Uninstall xsct on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xsct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xsct
Uninstall xsct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xsct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsct
Remove xsct Configurations and Data
To remove xsct configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xsct
Remove xsct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xsct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsct
Dependencies
xsct have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsct package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
