How To Install slop 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 slop on Ubuntu.

What is slop

slop is:

slop (Select Operation) is an application that queries for a selection from the user and prints the region to stdout. It grabs the mouse and turns it into a crosshair, lets the user click and drag to make a selection (or click on a window) while drawing a pretty box around it, then finally prints the selection’s dimensions to stdout.

Features:

• Hovering over a window will cause a selection rectangle to appear over it.
• Clicking on a window makes slop return the dimensions of the window.
• Clicking and dragging causes a selection rectangle to appear, renders pretty well (compared to scrot). And will return the dimensions of that rectangle in absolute screen coords.
• On startup it turns your cursor into a crosshair, then adjusts the cursor into angles as you drag the selection rectangle.
• Supports simple arguments:
  • Change selection rectangle border size.
  • Select X display.
  • Set padding size, even negative padding sizes!
  • Set click tolerance for if you have a shaky mouse.
  • Set the color of the selection rectangles to match your theme! (Even supports transparency!)
• Remove window decorations from selections.
• Supports OpenGL hardware acceleration.
• Supports textured themes.
• Supports programmable shaders.
• Supports a magnifying glass.

There are three methods to install slop 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 slop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slop

Install slop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install slop

Install slop 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 slop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slop

How To Uninstall slop on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove slop

Uninstall slop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall slop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slop

Remove slop Configurations and Data

To remove slop configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slop

Remove slop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slop

Dependencies

slop have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgl1
• libglew2.2
• libicu70
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxrender1

References

• slop website

Summary

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