How To Install systemd-shim on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-shim on Debian 9.
What is systemd-shim
systemd-shim is:
This package emulates the systemd function that are required to run the systemd helpers without using the init service
There are three methods to install systemd-shim 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 systemd-shim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-shim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-shim
Install systemd-shim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-shim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-shim
Install systemd-shim 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 systemd-shim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-shim
How To Uninstall systemd-shim on Debian 9
To uninstall only the systemd-shim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-shim
Uninstall systemd-shim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-shim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-shim
Remove systemd-shim Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-shim configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-shim
Remove systemd-shim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-shim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-shim
Dependencies
systemd-shim have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-shim package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
