How To Install rmagic on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install rmagic on Debian 9. rmagic is Report Magic for Analog

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rmagic on Debian 9.

What is rmagic

rmagic is:

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There are three methods to install rmagic 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 rmagic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rmagic

Install rmagic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rmagic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rmagic

Install rmagic 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 rmagic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rmagic

How To Uninstall rmagic on Debian 9

To uninstall only the rmagic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rmagic

Uninstall rmagic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rmagic

Remove rmagic Configurations and Data

To remove rmagic configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rmagic

Remove rmagic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rmagic

Dependencies

rmagic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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