How To Install pubtal on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pubtal on Debian 9. pubtal is Template driven web site builder for small sites

Introduction

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

What is pubtal

pubtal is:

PubTal uses the ZPT language from ZOPE and input plugins to generate a web site, maintaining content separate from presentation.

Input can be provided in several formats, including plain text, abiword, and textile, if the python-textile package is installed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pubtal

Install pubtal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pubtal

Install pubtal 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 pubtal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pubtal

How To Uninstall pubtal on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pubtal

Uninstall pubtal And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pubtal

Remove pubtal Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pubtal

Remove pubtal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pubtal

Dependencies

pubtal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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