How To Install debian-timeline on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-timeline on Debian 9.
What is debian-timeline
debian-timeline is:
The Debian Project timeline is a HTML and Javascript-based interactive timeline of the Debian Project. It includes the dates of:
- All Debian releases, including point releases and freeze windows
- Infrastructure changes
- Conferences and bug-squashing parties
- General resolution and DPL votes
- Important releases of Debian-specific and third-party software
- Curiosa items such as anniversaries and bug number milestones
- (and more)
There are three methods to install debian-timeline 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-timeline 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-timeline using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-timeline
Install debian-timeline Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-timeline using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-timeline
Install debian-timeline 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-timeline using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-timeline
How To Uninstall debian-timeline on Debian 9
To uninstall only the debian-timeline package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-timeline
Uninstall debian-timeline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-timeline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-timeline
Remove debian-timeline Configurations and Data
To remove debian-timeline configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-timeline
Remove debian-timeline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-timeline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-timeline
Dependencies
debian-timeline have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-timeline package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
