How To Install floatbg on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install floatbg on Debian 11. floatbg is slowly modify the color of the X root window

Introduction

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

What is floatbg

floatbg is:

Subtly changes the color of the root window over time, so slowly that it won’t be noticed. This is a good alternative to placing a picture in the root window.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install floatbg

Install floatbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install floatbg

Install floatbg 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 floatbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install floatbg

How To Uninstall floatbg on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove floatbg

Uninstall floatbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove floatbg

Remove floatbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge floatbg

Remove floatbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge floatbg

Dependencies

floatbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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