How To Install xflip on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xflip on Debian 12.
What is xflip
xflip is:
Flip your (or your “xhost +” using friend’s) screen on either the vertical or horizontal axis or melt away the graphics on your display. Both commands, named xflip and meltdown, have a -planes option to independently act on individual bit planes. This version now comes with a new -oblic option which flips horizontally and vertically simultaneously.
There are three methods to install xflip 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 xflip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xflip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xflip
Install xflip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xflip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xflip
Install xflip 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 xflip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xflip
How To Uninstall xflip on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xflip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xflip
Uninstall xflip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xflip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xflip
Remove xflip Configurations and Data
To remove xflip configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xflip
Remove xflip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xflip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xflip
Dependencies
xflip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xflip package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.