How To Install runc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install runc on Debian 9. runc is Open Container Project - runtime

Introduction

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

What is runc

runc is:

“runc” is a command line client for running applications packaged according to the Open Container Format (OCF) and is a compliant implementation of the Open Container Project specification.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install runc

Install runc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install runc

Install runc 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 runc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install runc

How To Uninstall runc on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove runc

Uninstall runc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove runc

Remove runc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge runc

Remove runc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge runc

Dependencies

runc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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