How To Install rcm on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcm on Debian 12.
What is rcm
rcm is:
rcm is a suite of tools to manage rc files (dotfiles). The tools keep dotfiles in a single directory, managing symlinks to them from (or copies of them in) other directories. rcm supports tagging rc files and splitting them by hostname. It also can generate a bootstrapping script for use a new machine.
There are three methods to install rcm 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 rcm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rcm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rcm
Install rcm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rcm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rcm
Install rcm 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 rcm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rcm
How To Uninstall rcm on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rcm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rcm
Uninstall rcm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rcm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rcm
Remove rcm Configurations and Data
To remove rcm configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rcm
Remove rcm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rcm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rcm
Dependencies
rcm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcm package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
