How To Install jcal on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install jcal on Debian 9. jcal is UNIX-cal-like tool to display Jalali calendar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jcal on Debian 9.

What is jcal

jcal is:

JCal is a UNIX-cal-like tool to display Jalali (Persian) calendar.

There are three methods to install jcal 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 jcal Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jcal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jcal

Install jcal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jcal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jcal

Install jcal 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 jcal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jcal

How To Uninstall jcal on Debian 9

To uninstall only the jcal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jcal

Uninstall jcal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jcal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jcal

Remove jcal Configurations and Data

To remove jcal configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jcal

Remove jcal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jcal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jcal

Dependencies

jcal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jcal package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.