How To Install orpie on Debian 10

Learn how to install orpie on Debian 10 with this tutorial. orpie is RPN calculator for the terminal

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install orpie on Debian 10.

What is orpie

orpie is:

Orpie is a fullscreen RPN calculator for the console. Its operation is similar to that of modern HP calculators, but data entry has been optimized for efficiency on a PC keyboard. Features include:

  • real and complex numbers and matrices
  • extensive function library
  • command completion of function names
  • base conversions
  • units and conversion factor handling
  • exact integer arithmetic, with unlimited integer size
  • visible stack, with browsing/modification capability
  • user-defined variables
  • user-configurable keybindings, via a Mutt-like rcfile
  • context-sensitive help

There are three methods to install orpie on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install orpie Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install orpie

Install orpie Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install orpie

Install orpie 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 orpie using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install orpie

How To Uninstall orpie on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove orpie

Uninstall orpie And Its Dependencies

To uninstall orpie and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove orpie

Remove orpie Configurations and Data

To remove orpie configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge orpie

Remove orpie configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge orpie

Dependencies

orpie have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install orpie package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.