How To Install xcolorsel 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 xcolorsel on Ubuntu.
What is xcolorsel
xcolorsel is:
xcolorsel is an X utility that displays the contents of the X color list file (/etc/X11/rgb.txt) together with tiles showing how the color looks on your screen. You can cut the color names/definitions in various formats (suitable for resource files or C source) so they can be pasted directly into source codes or resources.
There are three methods to install xcolorsel 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 xcolorsel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xcolorsel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xcolorsel
Install xcolorsel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xcolorsel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xcolorsel
Install xcolorsel 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 xcolorsel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xcolorsel
How To Uninstall xcolorsel on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xcolorsel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xcolorsel
Uninstall xcolorsel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xcolorsel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcolorsel
Remove xcolorsel Configurations and Data
To remove xcolorsel configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xcolorsel
Remove xcolorsel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xcolorsel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcolorsel
Dependencies
xcolorsel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcolorsel package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.