How To Install staticsite on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install staticsite on Debian 9. staticsite is Static site generator

Introduction

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

What is staticsite

staticsite is:

Static site generator based on markdown and jinja2.

Features:

  • themable
  • free content structure
  • hugo-style archetypes and front matter
  • live preview server

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install staticsite

Install staticsite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install staticsite

Install staticsite 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 staticsite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install staticsite

How To Uninstall staticsite on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove staticsite

Uninstall staticsite And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove staticsite

Remove staticsite Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge staticsite

Remove staticsite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge staticsite

Dependencies

staticsite have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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