How To Install ifenslave-2.6 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifenslave-2.6 on Debian 9.
What is ifenslave-2.6
ifenslave-2.6 is:
This is a transitional package to aid migration to “ifenslave”. It can be safely removed from the system once nothing depends on it.
There are three methods to install ifenslave-2.6 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 ifenslave-2.6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ifenslave-2.6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ifenslave-2.6
Install ifenslave-2.6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ifenslave-2.6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ifenslave-2.6
Install ifenslave-2.6 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 ifenslave-2.6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ifenslave-2.6
How To Uninstall ifenslave-2.6 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ifenslave-2.6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ifenslave-2.6
Uninstall ifenslave-2.6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ifenslave-2.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ifenslave-2.6
Remove ifenslave-2.6 Configurations and Data
To remove ifenslave-2.6 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ifenslave-2.6
Remove ifenslave-2.6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ifenslave-2.6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ifenslave-2.6
Dependencies
ifenslave-2.6 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ifenslave-2.6 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
