How To Install pcal on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcal on Debian 12.
What is pcal
pcal is:
“Pcal” is a program to print PostScript calendars for any month and year. By default, it looks for a file in the home directory named “calendar” for entries with leading dates matching dates on the calendar, and prints any following text under the appropriate day.
There are three methods to install pcal on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pcal Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcal
Install pcal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcal
Install pcal 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 pcal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcal
How To Uninstall pcal on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pcal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcal
Uninstall pcal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcal
Remove pcal Configurations and Data
To remove pcal configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcal
Remove pcal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcal
Dependencies
pcal have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcal package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
