How To Install gkrellkam on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellkam on Debian 11.
What is gkrellkam
gkrellkam is:
GKrellKam is basically wmGrabImage in a GKrellM panel, except that it is more flexible (you can specify a local or remote image, or a list of local or remote images, or a script that outputs the right image, etc). The image (any format or size) is resized to a thumbnail and placed in a GKrellM panel, where it is updated periodically. Multiple images are rotated.
This plugin is useful for keeping track of webcams, weather maps, or any other kind of changing image information.
There are three methods to install gkrellkam 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 gkrellkam Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellkam using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gkrellkam
Install gkrellkam Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gkrellkam using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gkrellkam
Install gkrellkam 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 gkrellkam using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gkrellkam
How To Uninstall gkrellkam on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gkrellkam package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gkrellkam
Uninstall gkrellkam And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gkrellkam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gkrellkam
Remove gkrellkam Configurations and Data
To remove gkrellkam configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gkrellkam
Remove gkrellkam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gkrellkam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gkrellkam
Dependencies
gkrellkam have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gkrellkam package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.