How To Install autotrash on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrash on Debian 9.
What is autotrash
autotrash is:
A script useful to purge files from your trash based on their age. It can also be used to purge the files based on the filename using a regular expression.
There are three methods to install autotrash on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install autotrash Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autotrash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autotrash
Install autotrash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autotrash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autotrash
Install autotrash 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install autotrash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autotrash
How To Uninstall autotrash on Debian 9
To uninstall only the autotrash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autotrash
Uninstall autotrash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autotrash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autotrash
Remove autotrash Configurations and Data
To remove autotrash configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autotrash
Remove autotrash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autotrash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autotrash
Dependencies
autotrash have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autotrash package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
