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