How To Install host on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install host on Debian 9.
What is host
host is:
This dummy package is provided for a smooth transition from the previous host package. It may safely be removed after installation.
There are three methods to install host 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 host Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install host
Install host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install host
Install host 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 host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install host
How To Uninstall host on Debian 9
To uninstall only the host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove host
Uninstall host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove host
Remove host Configurations and Data
To remove host configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge host
Remove host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge host
Dependencies
host have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install host package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
