How To Install simple-scan-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-scan-dbg on Debian 9.
What is simple-scan-dbg
simple-scan-dbg is:
Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format.
This package provides the debugging symbols for simple-scan.
There are three methods to install simple-scan-dbg 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 simple-scan-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simple-scan-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simple-scan-dbg
Install simple-scan-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simple-scan-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simple-scan-dbg
Install simple-scan-dbg 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 simple-scan-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simple-scan-dbg
How To Uninstall simple-scan-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the simple-scan-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simple-scan-dbg
Uninstall simple-scan-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simple-scan-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-scan-dbg
Remove simple-scan-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove simple-scan-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simple-scan-dbg
Remove simple-scan-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simple-scan-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-scan-dbg
Dependencies
simple-scan-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-scan-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
