How To Install wlsunset on Debian 12

Learn how to install wlsunset on Debian 12 with this tutorial. wlsunset is Day/night gamma adjustments for Wayland

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wlsunset on Debian 12.

What is wlsunset

wlsunset is:

This package provides gamma adjustments for Wayland compositors that implement wlr-gamma-control-unstable-v1, such as sway.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wlsunset

Install wlsunset Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wlsunset

Install wlsunset 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 wlsunset using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wlsunset

How To Uninstall wlsunset on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove wlsunset

Uninstall wlsunset And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wlsunset and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wlsunset

Remove wlsunset Configurations and Data

To remove wlsunset configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wlsunset

Remove wlsunset configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wlsunset

Dependencies

wlsunset have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wlsunset package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.