How To Install kruler on Debian 10

Learn how to install kruler on Debian 10 with this tutorial. kruler is screen ruler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kruler on Debian 10.

What is kruler

kruler is:

KRuler is a tool for measuring the size, in pixels, of items on the screen.

This package is part of the KDE graphics module.

There are three methods to install kruler on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kruler Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kruler

Install kruler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kruler

Install kruler 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 kruler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kruler

How To Uninstall kruler on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove kruler

Uninstall kruler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kruler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kruler

Remove kruler Configurations and Data

To remove kruler configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kruler

Remove kruler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kruler

Dependencies

kruler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kruler package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.