How To Install zim-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zim-tools on Debian 10.
What is zim-tools
zim-tools is:
There are three methods to install zim-tools 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 zim-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zim-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zim-tools
Install zim-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zim-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zim-tools
Install zim-tools 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 zim-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zim-tools
How To Uninstall zim-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the zim-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zim-tools
Uninstall zim-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zim-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zim-tools
Remove zim-tools Configurations and Data
To remove zim-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zim-tools
Remove zim-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zim-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zim-tools
Dependencies
zim-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zim-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
