How To Install screenlets-debianizer on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install screenlets

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is screenlets-debianizer and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install screenlets-debianizer on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install screenlets-debianizer using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install screenlets-debianizer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install screenlets

Install screenlets-debianizer using apt

Because screenlets-debianizer is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install screenlets-debianizer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install screenlets

Install screenlets-debianizer 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install screenlets-debianizer by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install screenlets

How to upgrade (update) a single package screenlets-debianizer using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the screenlets-debianizer, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install screenlets

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install screenlets

How To Uninstall screenlets-debianizer from Debian 11

To uninstall only the screenlets-debianizer package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove screenlets

Uninstall screenlets-debianizer and all its dependencies

To uninstall screenlets-debianizer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove screenlets

Remove screenlets-debianizer with all configurations and data

To remove screenlets-debianizer configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge screenlets

Remove screenlets-debianizer completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to screenlets-debianizer package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge screenlets

Extra info and code examples

Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticky notes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless. The goal of the Screenlets base-classes is to simplify the creation of fully themable mini-apps that each solve basic desktop-work-related needs and generally improve the usability and eye-candy of the modern composited Linux-desktop. Features: * Real applications, no HTML-"widgets" * Easy to use, easy to develop * Full compositing support * Works with any composited X desktop (compiz, xfce4, ...) * Works also on non-composited desktop * Included ability to apply themes (SVG, PNG or mixed) * Fully scalable when using SVGs * Embedded drag&drop-support * Automated storing of options (using ini or GConf) * Controllable through customizable D-Bus service * Can be used together with compiz' widget-plugin to create a Dashboard-like feature as seen on OS X * Uses Cairo and GTK2 for drawing and windowing

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install screenlets-debianizer using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the screenlets-debianizer from Debian 11.

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