How To Install hsetroot on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hsetroot on Ubuntu.
What is hsetroot
hsetroot is:
hsetroot is a tool which allows you to compose wallpapers (“root pixmaps”) for X. It has a lot of options like rendering gradients, solids, images but it also allows you to perform manipulations on those things, or chain them together.
There are three methods to install hsetroot on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hsetroot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hsetroot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hsetroot
Install hsetroot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hsetroot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hsetroot
Install hsetroot 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hsetroot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hsetroot
How To Uninstall hsetroot on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the hsetroot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hsetroot
Uninstall hsetroot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hsetroot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hsetroot
Remove hsetroot Configurations and Data
To remove hsetroot configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hsetroot
Remove hsetroot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hsetroot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hsetroot
Dependencies
hsetroot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hsetroot package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.