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