How To Install design-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install design-data on Debian 9. design-data is recipes to install Debian Design blends

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install design-data on Debian 9.

What is design-data

design-data is:

This package provides “recipes” for installing the Debian Design blends, e.g. as preseeding files for Debian Installer.

Debian Design is a subset of Debian for use by visual designers.

There are three methods to install design-data 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 design-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install design-data

Install design-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install design-data

Install design-data 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 design-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install design-data

How To Uninstall design-data on Debian 9

To uninstall only the design-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove design-data

Uninstall design-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove design-data

Remove design-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge design-data

Remove design-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge design-data

Dependencies

design-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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