How To Install k3b on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install k3b on Debian 9.
What is k3b
k3b is:
K3b provides a comfortable user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks. While the experienced user can take influence in all steps of the burning process the beginner may find comfort in the automatic settings and the reasonable k3b defaults which allow a quick start.
There are three methods to install k3b 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 k3b Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install k3b using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install k3b
Install k3b Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install k3b using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install k3b
Install k3b 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 k3b using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install k3b
How To Uninstall k3b on Debian 9
To uninstall only the k3b package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove k3b
Uninstall k3b And Its Dependencies
To uninstall k3b and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove k3b
Remove k3b Configurations and Data
To remove k3b configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge k3b
Remove k3b configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove k3b configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge k3b
Dependencies
k3b have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install k3b package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
