How To Install pastebinit on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pastebinit on Debian 9. pastebinit is command-line pastebin client

Introduction

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

What is pastebinit

pastebinit is:

pastebinit is a command-line tool to send data to a “pastebin”, a web site which allows its users to upload snippets of text for public viewing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pastebinit

Install pastebinit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pastebinit

Install pastebinit 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 pastebinit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pastebinit

How To Uninstall pastebinit on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pastebinit

Uninstall pastebinit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pastebinit

Remove pastebinit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pastebinit

Remove pastebinit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pastebinit

Dependencies

pastebinit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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