How To Install xrootconsole on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole on Debian 11. xrootconsole is Fancy X console display

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole on Debian 11.

What is xrootconsole

xrootconsole is:

Xrootconsole redirects its input to a transparent (and optionally shaded) window on the root window. It supports displaying UTF-8 and ANSI-colors, e.g. those generated with “ccze -A” or “loco”.

There are three methods to install xrootconsole on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xrootconsole Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xrootconsole

Install xrootconsole Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xrootconsole

Install xrootconsole 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 xrootconsole using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xrootconsole

How To Uninstall xrootconsole on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove xrootconsole

Uninstall xrootconsole And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xrootconsole and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrootconsole

Remove xrootconsole Configurations and Data

To remove xrootconsole configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xrootconsole

Remove xrootconsole configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrootconsole

Dependencies

xrootconsole have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootconsole package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.