How To Install filters on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install filters on Debian 9. filters is collected filters, including B1FF and the Swedish Chef

Introduction

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

What is filters

filters is:

A collection of filters to do all sorts of strange things to text. This includes such favorites as B1FF and the Swedish Chef, and a wide range of others.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install filters

Install filters Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install filters

Install filters 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 filters using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install filters

How To Uninstall filters on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove filters

Uninstall filters And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove filters

Remove filters Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge filters

Remove filters configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filters

Dependencies

filters have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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