How To Install dh-systemd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-systemd on Debian 9.
What is dh-systemd
dh-systemd is:
This package is for transitional purposes and can be removed safely.
There are three methods to install dh-systemd 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 dh-systemd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-systemd
Install dh-systemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-systemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-systemd
Install dh-systemd 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 dh-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-systemd
How To Uninstall dh-systemd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dh-systemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-systemd
Uninstall dh-systemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-systemd
Remove dh-systemd Configurations and Data
To remove dh-systemd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-systemd
Remove dh-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-systemd
Dependencies
dh-systemd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-systemd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
