How To Install slurp on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurp on Debian 11. slurp is cli utility to select a region in a Wayland compositor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurp on Debian 11.

What is slurp

slurp is:

slurp is a command-line utility to select a region from Wayland compositors which support the layer-shell protocol. It lets the user hold the pointer to select, or click to cancel the selection.

There are three methods to install slurp 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 slurp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install slurp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install slurp

Install slurp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install slurp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install slurp

Install slurp 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 slurp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slurp

How To Uninstall slurp on Debian 11

To uninstall only the slurp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slurp

Uninstall slurp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slurp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slurp

Remove slurp Configurations and Data

To remove slurp configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slurp

Remove slurp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove slurp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slurp

Dependencies

slurp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurp package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.