How To Install darcsum on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install darcsum on Debian 9. darcsum is pcl-cvs like interface for managing darcs patches

Introduction

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

What is darcsum

darcsum is:

darcsum is an emacs interface for Darcs. It has a pcl-cvs like interface, and you can commit changes, edit change logs, review changes, etc…

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install darcsum

Install darcsum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install darcsum

Install darcsum 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 darcsum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install darcsum

How To Uninstall darcsum on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove darcsum

Uninstall darcsum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove darcsum

Remove darcsum Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge darcsum

Remove darcsum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darcsum

Dependencies

darcsum have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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