How To Install magnus on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install magnus on Debian 11. magnus is Very simple screen magnifier

Introduction

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

What is `magnus`

magnus is:

Magnus is a simple screen magnifying glass. It nicely integrates with X11 desktops like MATE or Xfce (probably with others not named here, too).

Visually impaired users may find this tool helpful for zooming into certain screen areas in order to improve readability/visibilty of fonts, icons and other data.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install magnus

Install magnus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install magnus

Install magnus 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 magnus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install magnus

How To Uninstall magnus on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove magnus

Uninstall magnus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove magnus

Remove magnus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge magnus

Remove magnus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge magnus

Dependencies

magnus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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