How To Install linux-source on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-source on Debian 9.
What is linux-source
linux-source is:
This package depends on packages containing the sources of the latest Linux kernel.
There are three methods to install linux-source 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 linux-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-source
Install linux-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-source
Install linux-source 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 linux-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-source
How To Uninstall linux-source on Debian 9
To uninstall only the linux-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-source
Uninstall linux-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-source
Remove linux-source Configurations and Data
To remove linux-source configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-source
Remove linux-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-source
Dependencies
linux-source have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-source package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
