How To Install click on Debian 12

Learn how to install click on Debian 12 with this tutorial. click is tool for handling (and building) Click packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install click on Debian 12.

What is click

click is:

Click is a simplified packaging format that installs in a separate part of the file system, suitable for third-party applications.

This package provides common files, including the main click program.

There are three methods to install click on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install click Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install click using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install click

Install click Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install click using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install click

Install click 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 click using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install click

How To Uninstall click on Debian 12

To uninstall only the click package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove click

Uninstall click And Its Dependencies

To uninstall click and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove click

Remove click Configurations and Data

To remove click configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge click

Remove click configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove click configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge click

Dependencies

click have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install click package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.