How To Install feed2exec on Debian 10

Learn how to install feed2exec on Debian 10 with this tutorial. feed2exec is programmable feed reader

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install feed2exec on Debian 10.

What is feed2exec

feed2exec is:

feed2exec is a simple program that runs custom actions on new RSS feed items (or whatever feedparser can read). It currently has support for writing into mailboxes (Maildir or mbox folders) or executing commands, but more actions can be easily implemented through plugins. Email are saved as multipart plain/HTML and can be sent to arbitrary folders.

There are three methods to install feed2exec 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 feed2exec Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install feed2exec using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install feed2exec

Install feed2exec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install feed2exec using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install feed2exec

Install feed2exec 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 feed2exec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install feed2exec

How To Uninstall feed2exec on Debian 10

To uninstall only the feed2exec package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove feed2exec

Uninstall feed2exec And Its Dependencies

To uninstall feed2exec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove feed2exec

Remove feed2exec Configurations and Data

To remove feed2exec configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge feed2exec

Remove feed2exec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove feed2exec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge feed2exec

Dependencies

feed2exec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install feed2exec package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.