How To Install esniper on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install esniper on Debian 9. esniper is simple, lightweight tool for sniping ebay auctions

Introduction

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

What is esniper

esniper is:

esniper is a lightweight ebay sniping tool. It doesn’t have a lot of features, and that is by design.

Auctions are specified on the command line, using the auction number and your bid price. Multiple auctions can be bid on by specifying more auctions and bid prices. esniper stops when the desired quantity has been won (default is 1).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install esniper

Install esniper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install esniper

Install esniper 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 esniper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install esniper

How To Uninstall esniper on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove esniper

Uninstall esniper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove esniper

Remove esniper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge esniper

Remove esniper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge esniper

Dependencies

esniper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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