How to Install and Uninstall xsel Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "xsel" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xsel on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xsel
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xsel" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xsel on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xsel
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xsel package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: xsel
Version: 1.2.0+git9bfc13d.20180109-1
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Josue Ortega
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6
Description: command-line tool to access X clipboard and selection buffers
Description-md5: 1b3da90ee371818f1298d56f0ca8017a
Homepage: http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility, use::viewing,
works-with::text, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xsel/xsel_1.2.0+git9bfc13d.20180109-1_amd64.deb
Size: 20516
MD5sum: a8987aae58e84795cdcb84b09b77d17a
SHA256: d66bbee6eb209e6e8d7cff2f0d4671affde32b87b45e85ffaf775df946ff5626