How To Install maim on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maim on Debian 10.
What is maim
maim is:
maim (make image) takes screenshots of your desktop. It has options to take only a region, and relies on another program called slop to query the user for regions using the graphical interface.
maim is command line tool that is supposed to be an improved scrot.
There are three methods to install maim 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 maim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maim
Install maim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maim
Install maim 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 maim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maim
How To Uninstall maim on Debian 10
To uninstall only the maim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maim
Uninstall maim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maim
Remove maim Configurations and Data
To remove maim configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maim
Remove maim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maim
Dependencies
maim have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maim package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.