How To Install flamerobin on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install flamerobin on Debian 9.
What is flamerobin
flamerobin is:
FlameRobin is a graphical database administration tool for Firebird database management system.
Its goals are:
- to be lightweight (small footprint, fast execution)
- cross-platform (Linux, Windows for start, others planned too)
- dependent only on other open source software
You need to setup firebird server on local or remote machine before using FlameRobin. See packages firebird2.5-super, firebird2.5-superclassic and firebird2.5-classic.
There are three methods to install flamerobin 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 flamerobin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flamerobin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flamerobin
Install flamerobin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flamerobin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flamerobin
Install flamerobin 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 flamerobin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flamerobin
How To Uninstall flamerobin on Debian 9
To uninstall only the flamerobin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flamerobin
Uninstall flamerobin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flamerobin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flamerobin
Remove flamerobin Configurations and Data
To remove flamerobin configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flamerobin
Remove flamerobin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flamerobin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flamerobin
Dependencies
flamerobin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flamerobin package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
