How To Install rarian-compat on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install rarian-compat on Debian 9. rarian-compat is Documentation meta-data library (compatibility tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rarian-compat on Debian 9.

What is rarian-compat

rarian-compat is:

Rarian (formerly Spoon) is a documentation meta-data library, designed as a replacement for Scrollkeeper.

There are three methods to install rarian-compat 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 rarian-compat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rarian-compat

Install rarian-compat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rarian-compat

Install rarian-compat 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 rarian-compat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rarian-compat

How To Uninstall rarian-compat on Debian 9

To uninstall only the rarian-compat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rarian-compat

Uninstall rarian-compat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rarian-compat

Remove rarian-compat Configurations and Data

To remove rarian-compat configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rarian-compat

Remove rarian-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rarian-compat

Dependencies

rarian-compat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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