How To Install kruler on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kruler on Debian 9.
What is kruler
kruler is:
KRuler is a tool for measuring the size, in pixels, of items on the screen.
This package is part of the KDE graphics module.
There are three methods to install kruler on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kruler Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kruler using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kruler
Install kruler Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kruler using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kruler
Install kruler 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 kruler using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kruler
How To Uninstall kruler on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kruler package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kruler
Uninstall kruler And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kruler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kruler
Remove kruler Configurations and Data
To remove kruler configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kruler
Remove kruler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kruler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kruler
Dependencies
kruler have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configgui5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5notifications5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5windowsystem5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5x11extras5
- libstdc++6
- libxcb1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kruler package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.