How To Install slurp 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 slurp on Ubuntu.
What is slurp
slurp is:
slurp is a command-line utility to select a region from Wayland compositors which support the layer-shell protocol. It lets the user hold the pointer to select, or click to cancel the selection.
There are three methods to install slurp 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 slurp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slurp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slurp
Install slurp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slurp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slurp
Install slurp 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 slurp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slurp
How To Uninstall slurp on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the slurp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slurp
Uninstall slurp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slurp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slurp
Remove slurp Configurations and Data
To remove slurp configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slurp
Remove slurp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slurp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slurp
Dependencies
slurp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slurp package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.