How To Install xbill on Debian 10

Learn how to install xbill on Debian 10 with this tutorial. xbill is Get rid of those Wingdows Viruses!

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbill on Debian 10.

What is xbill

xbill is:

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xbill

Install xbill Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xbill

Install xbill 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 xbill using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xbill

How To Uninstall xbill on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove xbill

Uninstall xbill And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xbill and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbill

Remove xbill Configurations and Data

To remove xbill configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xbill

Remove xbill configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbill

Dependencies

xbill have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xbill package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.