How To Install mmv on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mmv on Debian 9. mmv is Move/Copy/Append/Link multiple files

Introduction

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

What is mmv

mmv is:

mmv is a program to move/copy/append/link multiple files according to a set of wildcard patterns. This multiple action is performed safely, i.e. without any unexpected deletion of files due to collisions of target names with existing filenames or with other target names.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mmv

Install mmv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mmv

Install mmv 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 mmv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mmv

How To Uninstall mmv on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove mmv

Uninstall mmv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mmv

Remove mmv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mmv

Remove mmv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mmv

Dependencies

mmv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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