How To Install reportbug-ng on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install reportbug-ng on Debian 9.
What is reportbug-ng
reportbug-ng is:
Reportbug-NG is a graphical interface using Qt for searching, filtering, reporting or manipulating bugs in Debian’s Bug Tracking System.
There are three methods to install reportbug-ng 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 reportbug-ng Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install reportbug-ng using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install reportbug-ng
Install reportbug-ng Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install reportbug-ng using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install reportbug-ng
Install reportbug-ng 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 reportbug-ng using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install reportbug-ng
How To Uninstall reportbug-ng on Debian 9
To uninstall only the reportbug-ng package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove reportbug-ng
Uninstall reportbug-ng And Its Dependencies
To uninstall reportbug-ng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove reportbug-ng
Remove reportbug-ng Configurations and Data
To remove reportbug-ng configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge reportbug-ng
Remove reportbug-ng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove reportbug-ng configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge reportbug-ng
Dependencies
reportbug-ng have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install reportbug-ng package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
