How To Install teseq on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install teseq on Debian 9. teseq is utility for rendering terminal typescripts human-readable

Introduction

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

What is teseq

teseq is:

GNU Teseq is a tool for analyzing files that contain control characters and terminal control sequences. It is intended to be useful for diagnosing terminal emulators, and programs that make heavy use of terminal features (such as those based on the Curses library).

It is primarily targeted at individuals who possess a basic understanding of terminal control sequences, especially CSI sequences; however, by default Teseq will try to identify and describe the sequences that it encounters, and the behavior they might produce in a terminal.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install teseq

Install teseq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install teseq

Install teseq 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 teseq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install teseq

How To Uninstall teseq on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove teseq

Uninstall teseq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove teseq

Remove teseq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge teseq

Remove teseq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge teseq

Dependencies

teseq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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