How To Install go2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install go2 on Debian 9.
What is go2
go2 is:
This package provides a mechanism for quickly changing directory on the commandline, in the style of the old Norton Change Directory for DOS, but designed specifically for bash.
Features:
- cache of recent searches;
- history list of visited directories;
- blacklist of directories not to search;
- configuration file for default options;
- multiprocess execution.
There are three methods to install go2 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 go2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install go2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install go2
Install go2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install go2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install go2
Install go2 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 go2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install go2
How To Uninstall go2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the go2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove go2
Uninstall go2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall go2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove go2
Remove go2 Configurations and Data
To remove go2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge go2
Remove go2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove go2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go2
Dependencies
go2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install go2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
