How To Install console-setup-freebsd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-setup-freebsd on Debian 12.
What is console-setup-freebsd
console-setup-freebsd is:
This package includes raw, uuencoded fonts and various screen maps.
There are three methods to install console-setup-freebsd 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 console-setup-freebsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install console-setup-freebsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install console-setup-freebsd
Install console-setup-freebsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install console-setup-freebsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install console-setup-freebsd
Install console-setup-freebsd 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 console-setup-freebsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install console-setup-freebsd
How To Uninstall console-setup-freebsd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the console-setup-freebsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove console-setup-freebsd
Uninstall console-setup-freebsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall console-setup-freebsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove console-setup-freebsd
Remove console-setup-freebsd Configurations and Data
To remove console-setup-freebsd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge console-setup-freebsd
Remove console-setup-freebsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove console-setup-freebsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge console-setup-freebsd
Dependencies
console-setup-freebsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install console-setup-freebsd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
