How To Install libutil-freebsd-9 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libutil-freebsd-9 on Debian 9. libutil-freebsd-9 is FreeBSD utility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libutil-freebsd-9 on Debian 9.

What is libutil-freebsd-9

libutil-freebsd-9 is:

Miscellaneous system facilities.

There are three methods to install libutil-freebsd-9 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 libutil-freebsd-9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libutil-freebsd-9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libutil-freebsd-9

Install libutil-freebsd-9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libutil-freebsd-9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libutil-freebsd-9

Install libutil-freebsd-9 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 libutil-freebsd-9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libutil-freebsd-9

How To Uninstall libutil-freebsd-9 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libutil-freebsd-9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libutil-freebsd-9

Uninstall libutil-freebsd-9 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libutil-freebsd-9

Remove libutil-freebsd-9 Configurations and Data

To remove libutil-freebsd-9 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libutil-freebsd-9

Remove libutil-freebsd-9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libutil-freebsd-9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libutil-freebsd-9

Dependencies

libutil-freebsd-9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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