How To Install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles on Debian 12.
What is systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
systemd-standalone-tmpfiles is:
Standalone tmpfiles binary with minimal dependencies. This package conflicts with the main systemd package and is meant for use in non-systemd systems.
There are three methods to install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles 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 systemd-standalone-tmpfiles 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-standalone-tmpfiles using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
Install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
Install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles 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-standalone-tmpfiles using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
How To Uninstall systemd-standalone-tmpfiles on Debian 12
To uninstall only the systemd-standalone-tmpfiles package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
Uninstall systemd-standalone-tmpfiles And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-standalone-tmpfiles and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
Remove systemd-standalone-tmpfiles Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-standalone-tmpfiles configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
Remove systemd-standalone-tmpfiles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-standalone-tmpfiles configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-standalone-tmpfiles
Dependencies
systemd-standalone-tmpfiles have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-standalone-tmpfiles package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
