How To Install swaykbdd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swaykbdd on Debian 12.
What is swaykbdd
swaykbdd is:
Simple keyboard layout switching daemon designed to run in a Sway session and remember keyboard layout on a per-window basis.
There are three methods to install swaykbdd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install swaykbdd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swaykbdd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swaykbdd
Install swaykbdd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swaykbdd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swaykbdd
Install swaykbdd 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 swaykbdd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swaykbdd
How To Uninstall swaykbdd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the swaykbdd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swaykbdd
Uninstall swaykbdd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swaykbdd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swaykbdd
Remove swaykbdd Configurations and Data
To remove swaykbdd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swaykbdd
Remove swaykbdd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swaykbdd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swaykbdd
Dependencies
swaykbdd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swaykbdd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
