How To Install lxrandr on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxrandr on Debian 10.
What is lxrandr
lxrandr is:
LXRandR is a GUI application for the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE).
This is a very basic monitor config tool utilizing the X extension called RandR. It can let you change the screen resolution on the fly. Besides, when you run lxrandr with external monitor connected, its GUI will change, and show you some quick options to get your projector or external monitor working correctly.
This tool doesn’t aim to be a full randr frontend. If you need the full power of RandR, get xrandr (console) or grandr (GUI) and read some tutorials.
LXRandR only gives you some easy and quick options which are intuitive. It’s very suitable for laptop users who frequently uses projectors or external monitor and just want to get their work done without reading a lot of “geek-centered” manuals or command line tutorials.
There are three methods to install lxrandr 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 lxrandr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lxrandr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lxrandr
Install lxrandr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lxrandr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lxrandr
Install lxrandr 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 lxrandr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lxrandr
How To Uninstall lxrandr on Debian 10
To uninstall only the lxrandr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lxrandr
Uninstall lxrandr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lxrandr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lxrandr
Remove lxrandr Configurations and Data
To remove lxrandr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lxrandr
Remove lxrandr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lxrandr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lxrandr
Dependencies
lxrandr have the following dependencies:
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpangoft2-1.0-0
- x11-xserver-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lxrandr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.