How To Install pike7.8-reference on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-reference on Debian 9.
What is pike7.8-reference
pike7.8-reference is:
The Pike reference auto-generated from the sources.
Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike7.8-core package.
There are three methods to install pike7.8-reference 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 pike7.8-reference Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-reference using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pike7.8-reference
Install pike7.8-reference Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pike7.8-reference using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pike7.8-reference
Install pike7.8-reference 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 pike7.8-reference using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pike7.8-reference
How To Uninstall pike7.8-reference on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pike7.8-reference package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pike7.8-reference
Uninstall pike7.8-reference And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pike7.8-reference and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike7.8-reference
Remove pike7.8-reference Configurations and Data
To remove pike7.8-reference configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pike7.8-reference
Remove pike7.8-reference configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pike7.8-reference configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike7.8-reference
Dependencies
pike7.8-reference have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pike7.8-reference package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
