How To Install magit on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install magit on Debian 9. magit is transitional dummy package for elpa-magit

Introduction

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

What is magit

magit is:

This transitional package is safe to remove.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install magit

Install magit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install magit

Install magit 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 magit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install magit

How To Uninstall magit on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove magit

Uninstall magit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove magit

Remove magit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge magit

Remove magit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge magit

Dependencies

magit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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