How To Install arandr on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arandr on Debian 10.
What is arandr
arandr is:
ARandR is a visual front end for XRandR 1.2/1.3 (per display options), which provides full control over positioning, saving and loading to/from shell scripts and easy integration with other applications.
There are three methods to install arandr on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install arandr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install arandr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arandr
Install arandr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arandr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arandr
Install arandr 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 arandr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arandr
How To Uninstall arandr on Debian 10
To uninstall only the arandr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arandr
Uninstall arandr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arandr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arandr
Remove arandr Configurations and Data
To remove arandr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arandr
Remove arandr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arandr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arandr
Dependencies
arandr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arandr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.