How To Install dvdisaster-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvdisaster-doc on Debian 9. dvdisaster-doc is data loss/scratch/aging protection for CD/DVD media (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvdisaster-doc on Debian 9.

What is dvdisaster-doc

dvdisaster-doc is:

dvdisaster provides a margin of safety against data loss on CD and DVD media caused by scratches or aging media. It creates error correction data which is used to recover unreadable sectors if the disc becomes damaged at a later time.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install dvdisaster-doc 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 dvdisaster-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvdisaster-doc

Install dvdisaster-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dvdisaster-doc

Install dvdisaster-doc 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 dvdisaster-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvdisaster-doc

How To Uninstall dvdisaster-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dvdisaster-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dvdisaster-doc

Uninstall dvdisaster-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvdisaster-doc

Remove dvdisaster-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dvdisaster-doc

Remove dvdisaster-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvdisaster-doc

Dependencies

dvdisaster-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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