How To Install iproute-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute-doc on Debian 9.
What is iproute-doc
iproute-doc is:
This is a transitional dummy package to get upgrading systems to install the iproute2-doc package. It can safely be removed once no other package depends on it.
There are three methods to install iproute-doc 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 iproute-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install iproute-doc
Install iproute-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install iproute-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install iproute-doc
Install iproute-doc 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 iproute-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install iproute-doc
How To Uninstall iproute-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the iproute-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove iproute-doc
Uninstall iproute-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall iproute-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove iproute-doc
Remove iproute-doc Configurations and Data
To remove iproute-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge iproute-doc
Remove iproute-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove iproute-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iproute-doc
Dependencies
iproute-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install iproute-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
