How To Install csstidy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install csstidy on Debian 9. csstidy is CSS parser and optimiser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install csstidy on Debian 9.

What is csstidy

csstidy is:

csstidy parses and optimises your CSS code, making it cleaner and more concise. The end result is a smaller CSS file and better written code. It has a variety of option settings giving the user a significant amount of control over the level of file compression and readability. It is not meant to be a CSS validator.

There are three methods to install csstidy 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 csstidy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install csstidy

Install csstidy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install csstidy

Install csstidy 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 csstidy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install csstidy

How To Uninstall csstidy on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove csstidy

Uninstall csstidy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall csstidy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove csstidy

Remove csstidy Configurations and Data

To remove csstidy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge csstidy

Remove csstidy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csstidy

Dependencies

csstidy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install csstidy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.