How To Install forg on Debian 10

Learn how to install forg on Debian 10 with this tutorial. forg is Graphical Gopher Browser

Introduction

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

What is forg

forg is:

forg is a new graphical browser for gopher written in Python. It will let you browse the world-wide gopherspace and handles various types of media, including HTML and video.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install forg

Install forg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install forg

Install forg 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 forg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install forg

How To Uninstall forg on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove forg

Uninstall forg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove forg

Remove forg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge forg

Remove forg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge forg

Dependencies

forg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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