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