How To Install xtermcontrol 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 xtermcontrol on Ubuntu.
What is xtermcontrol
xtermcontrol is:
xtermcontrol is an utility to dynamically query and modify xterm properties, making it easy to query and change colors, title, font and geometry of a running xterm. Window manipulations such as de-/iconify, raise/lower, maximize/restore and reset are also supported.
xtermcontrol also lets advanced users issue any xterm control sequence.
There are three methods to install xtermcontrol 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 xtermcontrol Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xtermcontrol using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xtermcontrol
Install xtermcontrol Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xtermcontrol using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xtermcontrol
Install xtermcontrol 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 xtermcontrol using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xtermcontrol
How To Uninstall xtermcontrol on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xtermcontrol package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xtermcontrol
Uninstall xtermcontrol And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xtermcontrol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtermcontrol
Remove xtermcontrol Configurations and Data
To remove xtermcontrol configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xtermcontrol
Remove xtermcontrol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xtermcontrol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtermcontrol
Dependencies
xtermcontrol have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtermcontrol package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.