How To Install xfce4-clipman on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-clipman on Debian 12.
What is xfce4-clipman
xfce4-clipman is:
Clipman enables you to store and recall X selections, as well as GTK+ clipboard content. You can also define actions to be triggered by selecting some text pattern.
This package uses Xfce libraries but can be used without the Xfce panel and only requires a system tray (notification area).
There are three methods to install xfce4-clipman 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 xfce4-clipman Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-clipman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-clipman
Install xfce4-clipman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-clipman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-clipman
Install xfce4-clipman 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 xfce4-clipman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-clipman
How To Uninstall xfce4-clipman on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xfce4-clipman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-clipman
Uninstall xfce4-clipman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-clipman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-clipman
Remove xfce4-clipman Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-clipman configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-clipman
Remove xfce4-clipman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-clipman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-clipman
Dependencies
xfce4-clipman have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libqrencode4
- libx11-6
- libxfce4ui-2-0
- libxfce4util7
- libxfconf-0-3
- libxtst6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-clipman package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
