How To Install vttest on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vttest
on Debian 10.
What is vttest
vttest is:
This package provides a program designed to test the functionality of a VT100 terminal (or emulator). It also supports analysis of VT220, VT420, and xterm.
The program is menu-driven and contains full on-line operating instructions. It tests both display (escape sequence) and keyboard handling.
There are three methods to install vttest
on Debian 10. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vttest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vttest
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vttest
Install vttest Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vttest
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vttest
Install vttest 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 vttest
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vttest
How To Uninstall vttest on Debian 10
To uninstall only the vttest
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vttest
Uninstall vttest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vttest
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vttest
Remove vttest Configurations and Data
To remove vttest
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vttest
Remove vttest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vttest
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vttest
Dependencies
vttest have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vttest
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.