How to Install and Uninstall root-tail Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 14,2025

1. Install "root-tail" package

This guide let you learn how to install root-tail on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                root-tail
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "root-tail" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall root-tail on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                root-tail
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the root-tail package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: root-tail
Version: 1.3-2
Installed-Size: 58
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6, libxfixes3
Description: Displays select log files in the X root window
Description-md5: 4809f51e22e0770267fe710f97f8f965
Homepage: http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/root-tail.html
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::xlib,
use::monitor, works-with::logfile, x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/root-tail/root-tail_1.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 22484
MD5sum: 7c24db7d4152831f4ad700e6e1a04113
SHA256: 6c9c45763da3dd1ec72884972a33c246672eafa85764e8520e1d548ebc80314d