How to Install and Uninstall fbcat Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 23,2025

You can also install and uninstall the fbcat on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "fbcat" package

Please follow the guidance below to install fbcat on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fbcat on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fbcat
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fbcat package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: fbcat
Version: 0.5.1-1
Installed-Size: 37
Maintainer: Luca Bruno
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: fbgrab
Provides: fbgrab
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: netpbm | graphicsmagick | imagemagick
Conflicts: fbgrab
Description: framebuffer grabber
Description-md5: 37bef91d1c0a57141537400941ef2def
Homepage: https://jwilk.net/software/fbcat
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::framebuffer,
role::program, scope::utility, works-with::image,
works-with::image:raster
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fbcat/fbcat_0.5.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 11016
MD5sum: 797a201f0bd20722cafa3f19cfafa83b
SHA256: 9c2a244f24f634856628f6f78e98c61ff53f02371712cda1ce736589fb6eacf7