How To Install scolasync on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install scolasync on Debian 9. scolasync is graphic tool to copy data to or from a set of USB storage media

Introduction

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

What is scolasync

scolasync is:

Teachers may use this package to manage a set of USB sticks owned by their students. The keys are recognized (with their owner’s name), and the teachers can copy assignments to them and retrieve consistently the homeworks from the usb sticks.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scolasync

Install scolasync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scolasync

Install scolasync 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 scolasync using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scolasync

How To Uninstall scolasync on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove scolasync

Uninstall scolasync And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scolasync

Remove scolasync Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scolasync

Remove scolasync configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scolasync

Dependencies

scolasync have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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