How To Install sxmo-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sxmo-utils on Debian 12.
What is sxmo-utils
sxmo-utils is:
Sxmo is a minimalist environment for Linux mobile devices, such as the pinephone.
This package contains scripts and C programs to support Sxmo.
There are three methods to install sxmo-utils 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 sxmo-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sxmo-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sxmo-utils
Install sxmo-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sxmo-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sxmo-utils
Install sxmo-utils 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 sxmo-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sxmo-utils
How To Uninstall sxmo-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sxmo-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sxmo-utils
Uninstall sxmo-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sxmo-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sxmo-utils
Remove sxmo-utils Configurations and Data
To remove sxmo-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sxmo-utils
Remove sxmo-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sxmo-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sxmo-utils
Dependencies
sxmo-utils have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- swayidle
- gojq
- libnotify-bin
- inotify-tools
- mako-notifier
- pipewire
- pipewire-pulse
- wireplumber
- bemenu
- wob
- sway
- swaylock
- foot
- wvkbd
- light
- lisgd
- wayout
- pnc
- fonts-noto-color-emoji
- mmsd-tng
- wtype
- pamixer
- grim
- wl-clipboard
- slurp
- callaudiod
- libcallaudio-tools
- vvmd
- bc
- net-tools
- pulseaudio-utils
- xdg-user-dirs
- j4-dmenu-desktop
- rfkill
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sxmo-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
