How To Install launchtool on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install launchtool on Debian 9. launchtool is command launcher and supervisor

Introduction

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

What is launchtool

launchtool is:

Runs a user-supplied command supervising its execution in many ways:

  • controlling the environment
  • blocking signals
  • logging the output
  • changing user and group permissions
  • limiting resource usage
  • running it chrooted
  • restarting it if it fails
  • logging execution statistics
  • running it continuously
  • turning it into a daemon

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install launchtool

Install launchtool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install launchtool

Install launchtool 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 launchtool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install launchtool

How To Uninstall launchtool on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove launchtool

Uninstall launchtool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove launchtool

Remove launchtool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge launchtool

Remove launchtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge launchtool

Dependencies

launchtool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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