How To Install searchmonkey on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install searchmonkey on Debian 11.
What is searchmonkey
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 ways 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install searchmonkey on Debian 11 using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.