How To Install nsis-pluginapi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsis-pluginapi on Debian 9. nsis-pluginapi is Nullsoft Scriptable Install System plugin API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsis-pluginapi on Debian 9.

What is nsis-pluginapi

nsis-pluginapi is:

NSIS is a tool for creating quick and user friendly installers for Microsoft Windows (Win32) operating systems.

This package contains the header and library files for developing NSIS plugins.

There are three methods to install nsis-pluginapi 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 nsis-pluginapi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nsis-pluginapi

Install nsis-pluginapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nsis-pluginapi

Install nsis-pluginapi 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 nsis-pluginapi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nsis-pluginapi

How To Uninstall nsis-pluginapi on Debian 9

To uninstall only the nsis-pluginapi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nsis-pluginapi

Uninstall nsis-pluginapi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsis-pluginapi

Remove nsis-pluginapi Configurations and Data

To remove nsis-pluginapi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nsis-pluginapi

Remove nsis-pluginapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nsis-pluginapi

Dependencies

nsis-pluginapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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