How To Install tcsh on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install tcsh on Debian 9. tcsh is TENEX C Shell, an enhanced version of Berkeley csh

Introduction

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

What is tcsh

tcsh is:

The TENEX C Shell is an enhanced version of the Berkeley Unix C shell. It includes all features of 4.4BSD C shell, plus a command-line editor, programmable word completion, spelling correction and more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tcsh

Install tcsh Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tcsh

Install tcsh 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 tcsh using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tcsh

How To Uninstall tcsh on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove tcsh

Uninstall tcsh And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcsh

Remove tcsh Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tcsh

Remove tcsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcsh

Dependencies

tcsh have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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