How To Install sedsed on Debian 12

Learn how to install sedsed on Debian 12 with this tutorial. sedsed is debugger and code formatter for sed scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sedsed on Debian 12.

What is sedsed

sedsed is:

sedsed can debug, indent, tokenize and HTMLize sed scripts.

In debug mode, it reads the target script and adds extra commands to it. When executed it shows the data flow between the commands, revealing all the magic sed does on its internal buffers.

In indent mode, the script is reformatted with standard spacing.

In tokenize mode, it shows the elements of every command used.

In HTMLize mode, the script is converted to a beautiful colored HTML file, with all the commands and parameters identified for best viewing.

With sedsed, people can master ANY sed script. No more secrets, no more hidden buffers.

There are three methods to install sedsed on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sedsed Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sedsed

Install sedsed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sedsed

Install sedsed 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 sedsed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sedsed

How To Uninstall sedsed on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove sedsed

Uninstall sedsed And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sedsed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sedsed

Remove sedsed Configurations and Data

To remove sedsed configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sedsed

Remove sedsed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sedsed

Dependencies

sedsed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sedsed package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.