How To Install debian-policy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-policy on Debian 9.
What is debian-policy
debian-policy is:
This package contains: - Debian Policy Manual - Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) - Debian Menu sub-policy - Debian Perl sub-policy - Debian configuration management specification - Machine-readable debian/copyright specification - Autopkgtest - automatic as-installed package testing - Authoritative list of virtual package names - Policy checklist for upgrading your packages - Paper about libc6 migration It also replaces the old Packaging Manual; most of the still-relevant content is now included as appendices to the Policy Manual.
There are three methods to install debian-policy 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 debian-policy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-policy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-policy
Install debian-policy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-policy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-policy
Install debian-policy 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 debian-policy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-policy
How To Uninstall debian-policy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the debian-policy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-policy
Uninstall debian-policy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-policy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-policy
Remove debian-policy Configurations and Data
To remove debian-policy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-policy
Remove debian-policy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-policy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-policy
Dependencies
debian-policy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-policy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
