How To Install osk-sdl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install osk-sdl on Debian 11.
What is osk-sdl
osk-sdl is:
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There are three methods to install osk-sdl 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 osk-sdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install osk-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install osk-sdl
Install osk-sdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install osk-sdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install osk-sdl
Install osk-sdl 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 osk-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install osk-sdl
How To Uninstall osk-sdl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the osk-sdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove osk-sdl
Uninstall osk-sdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall osk-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove osk-sdl
Remove osk-sdl Configurations and Data
To remove osk-sdl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge osk-sdl
Remove osk-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove osk-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osk-sdl
Dependencies
osk-sdl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install osk-sdl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.