How To Install keylaunch on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install keylaunch on Debian 11.
What is keylaunch
keylaunch is:
KeyLaunch is a small utility for binding commands to a hot key. It reads a configuration file in .keylaunchrc. KeyLaunch uses Ctrl, Alt and Shift as modifier keys, the hotkey is up to the user.
There are three methods to install keylaunch 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 keylaunch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install keylaunch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install keylaunch
Install keylaunch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install keylaunch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install keylaunch
Install keylaunch 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 keylaunch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install keylaunch
How To Uninstall keylaunch on Debian 11
To uninstall only the keylaunch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove keylaunch
Uninstall keylaunch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall keylaunch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove keylaunch
Remove keylaunch Configurations and Data
To remove keylaunch configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge keylaunch
Remove keylaunch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove keylaunch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge keylaunch
Dependencies
keylaunch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install keylaunch package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
