How To Install mozilla-plugin-gnash on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-plugin-gnash on Debian 9. mozilla-plugin-gnash is dummy package for renaming to browser-plugin-gnash

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mozilla-plugin-gnash on Debian 9.

What is mozilla-plugin-gnash

mozilla-plugin-gnash is:

This package is a transitional package for renaming to browser-plugin-gnash.

It can be safely removed when browser-plugin-gnash is installed.

There are three methods to install mozilla-plugin-gnash 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 mozilla-plugin-gnash Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mozilla-plugin-gnash

Install mozilla-plugin-gnash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mozilla-plugin-gnash using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mozilla-plugin-gnash

Install mozilla-plugin-gnash 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 mozilla-plugin-gnash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mozilla-plugin-gnash

How To Uninstall mozilla-plugin-gnash on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mozilla-plugin-gnash package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mozilla-plugin-gnash

Uninstall mozilla-plugin-gnash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mozilla-plugin-gnash

Remove mozilla-plugin-gnash Configurations and Data

To remove mozilla-plugin-gnash configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mozilla-plugin-gnash

Remove mozilla-plugin-gnash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mozilla-plugin-gnash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mozilla-plugin-gnash

Dependencies

mozilla-plugin-gnash have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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