How To Install searchmonkey on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install searchmonkey on Debian 11. searchmonkey is search files using regular expressions aiming to replace find/grep tools

Introduction

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

What is searchmonkey

searchmonkey is:

SearchMonkey is a light-weight Gtk application that aims to replace the cumbersome find/grep with a slick user interface that quickly provides a mark-up showing locations and quantity of text matches. The goal is to provide a simple to use and accessible search tool for end-users, and software developers alike.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install searchmonkey

Install searchmonkey Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install searchmonkey

Install searchmonkey 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 searchmonkey using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install searchmonkey

How To Uninstall searchmonkey on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove searchmonkey

Uninstall searchmonkey And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove searchmonkey

Remove searchmonkey Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge searchmonkey

Remove searchmonkey configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge searchmonkey

Dependencies

searchmonkey have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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