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