How To Install ksnapshot on Debian 10

Learn how to install ksnapshot on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ksnapshot is transitional package for kde-spectacle

Introduction

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

What is ksnapshot

ksnapshot is:

This transitional package allows one to migrate to kde-spectacle.

It can be safely removed after the installation.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ksnapshot

Install ksnapshot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ksnapshot

Install ksnapshot 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 ksnapshot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ksnapshot

How To Uninstall ksnapshot on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ksnapshot

Uninstall ksnapshot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ksnapshot

Remove ksnapshot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ksnapshot

Remove ksnapshot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ksnapshot

Dependencies

ksnapshot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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