How To Install xwallpaper on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwallpaper on Debian 12.
What is xwallpaper
xwallpaper is:
The xwallpaper utility allows you to set image files as your X wallpaper. JPEG, PNG, and XPM file formats are supported, all of them being configurable and therefore no fixed dependencies.
The wallpaper is also advertised to programs which support semi-transparent backgrounds.
There are three methods to install xwallpaper 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 xwallpaper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xwallpaper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xwallpaper
Install xwallpaper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xwallpaper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xwallpaper
Install xwallpaper 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 xwallpaper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xwallpaper
How To Uninstall xwallpaper on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xwallpaper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xwallpaper
Uninstall xwallpaper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xwallpaper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xwallpaper
Remove xwallpaper Configurations and Data
To remove xwallpaper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xwallpaper
Remove xwallpaper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xwallpaper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xwallpaper
Dependencies
xwallpaper have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libjpeg62-turbo
- libpixman-1-0
- libpng16-16
- libseccomp2
- libxcb-image0
- libxcb-randr0
- libxcb-util1
- libxcb1
- libxpm4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xwallpaper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
