How To Install readpst on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install readpst on Debian 9.
What is readpst
readpst is:
This is a transitional dummy package for pst-utils.
There are three methods to install readpst 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 readpst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install readpst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install readpst
Install readpst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install readpst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install readpst
Install readpst 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 readpst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install readpst
How To Uninstall readpst on Debian 9
To uninstall only the readpst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove readpst
Uninstall readpst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall readpst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove readpst
Remove readpst Configurations and Data
To remove readpst configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge readpst
Remove readpst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove readpst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge readpst
Dependencies
readpst have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install readpst package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
