How To Install xsel on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 355 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsel on Ubuntu.
What is xsel
xsel is:
XSel is a command-line program for getting and setting the contents of the X selection. It can also append and have it follow a growing file (similar to tail -f).
There are three methods to install xsel 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 xsel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xsel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xsel
Install xsel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xsel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xsel
Install xsel 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 xsel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xsel
How To Uninstall xsel on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xsel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xsel
Uninstall xsel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xsel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsel
Remove xsel Configurations and Data
To remove xsel configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xsel
Remove xsel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xsel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsel
Dependencies
xsel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsel package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.