How To Install doschk on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install doschk on Debian 9. doschk is SYSV and DOS filename conflicts check

Introduction

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

What is doschk

doschk is:

Checks filenames for conflicts under 14-character SYSV and 8.3 DOS limitations.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install doschk

Install doschk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install doschk

Install doschk 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 doschk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install doschk

How To Uninstall doschk on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove doschk

Uninstall doschk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove doschk

Remove doschk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge doschk

Remove doschk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doschk

Dependencies

doschk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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