How To Install frame-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install frame-tools on Debian 12.
What is frame-tools
frame-tools is:
This library handles the buildup and synchronization of a set of simultaneous touches. The library is input agnostic, with bindings for mtdev, frame and XI2.1.
This package provides some test tools for the frame library.
There are three methods to install frame-tools on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install frame-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install frame-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install frame-tools
Install frame-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install frame-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install frame-tools
Install frame-tools 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 frame-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install frame-tools
How To Uninstall frame-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the frame-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove frame-tools
Uninstall frame-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall frame-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove frame-tools
Remove frame-tools Configurations and Data
To remove frame-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge frame-tools
Remove frame-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove frame-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge frame-tools
Dependencies
frame-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install frame-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
