How To Install utf8-migration-tool on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install utf8-migration-tool on Debian 9.
What is utf8-migration-tool
utf8-migration-tool is:
This wizard upgrades legacy system locales to their UTF-8 equivalent. It also informs users whenever files in their home directory still utilize legacy encodings.
There are three methods to install utf8-migration-tool 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 utf8-migration-tool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install utf8-migration-tool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install utf8-migration-tool
Install utf8-migration-tool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install utf8-migration-tool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install utf8-migration-tool
Install utf8-migration-tool 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 utf8-migration-tool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install utf8-migration-tool
How To Uninstall utf8-migration-tool on Debian 9
To uninstall only the utf8-migration-tool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove utf8-migration-tool
Uninstall utf8-migration-tool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall utf8-migration-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove utf8-migration-tool
Remove utf8-migration-tool Configurations and Data
To remove utf8-migration-tool configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge utf8-migration-tool
Remove utf8-migration-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove utf8-migration-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge utf8-migration-tool
Dependencies
utf8-migration-tool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install utf8-migration-tool package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
