How To Install sm on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sm on Debian 11.
What is sm
sm is:
Screen Message will display a given multi-line message as large as possible, fullscreen and black on white. You can specify the text either when launching sm, or edit it while the program is running.
It is useful to send messages across a room, e.g. during an university lecture. For fast startup, it is recommended to bind it to a key in your Desktop Environment.
There are three methods to install sm 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 sm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sm
Install sm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sm
Install sm 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 sm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sm
How To Uninstall sm on Debian 11
To uninstall only the sm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sm
Uninstall sm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sm
Remove sm Configurations and Data
To remove sm configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sm
Remove sm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sm
Dependencies
sm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sm package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.