How To Install smenu on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install smenu on Debian 10.
What is smenu
smenu is:
smenu is a command-line utility that allows you to use words coming from the standard input to create a nice selection window just below the cursor. Your selection will then be sent to standard output.
You can use it to create interactive menus in scripts, for instance.
There are three methods to install smenu 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 smenu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install smenu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install smenu
Install smenu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install smenu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install smenu
Install smenu 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 smenu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install smenu
How To Uninstall smenu on Debian 10
To uninstall only the smenu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove smenu
Uninstall smenu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall smenu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove smenu
Remove smenu Configurations and Data
To remove smenu configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge smenu
Remove smenu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove smenu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smenu
Dependencies
smenu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install smenu package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.