How To Install funnelweb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install funnelweb on Debian 9.
What is funnelweb
funnelweb is:
Literate-programming allows the programmer to write a program’s code and the code’s documentation, with equal importance accorded to both. This helps to produce well-documented code.
Unlike other literate-programming tools, funnelweb is not derived from Knuth’s cweb.
It claims the following technical features:
- Can be used with any programming language.
- Runs on most platforms.
- Mature and essentially bug-free (released 1992).
- Simple; specifically designed to minimize errors.
- High speed; doesn’t stretch the development cycle.
- Generates documentation in HTML and TeX forms.
This package does not include the reference, tutorial, and developer manuals. See package funnelweb-doc for these.
There are three methods to install funnelweb 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 funnelweb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install funnelweb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install funnelweb
Install funnelweb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install funnelweb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install funnelweb
Install funnelweb 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 funnelweb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install funnelweb
How To Uninstall funnelweb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the funnelweb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove funnelweb
Uninstall funnelweb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall funnelweb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove funnelweb
Remove funnelweb Configurations and Data
To remove funnelweb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge funnelweb
Remove funnelweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove funnelweb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge funnelweb
Dependencies
funnelweb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install funnelweb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
