How To Install i8kutils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i8kutils on Debian 10.
What is i8kutils
i8kutils is:
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There are three methods to install i8kutils 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 i8kutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i8kutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i8kutils
Install i8kutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i8kutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i8kutils
Install i8kutils 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 i8kutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i8kutils
How To Uninstall i8kutils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the i8kutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i8kutils
Uninstall i8kutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i8kutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i8kutils
Remove i8kutils Configurations and Data
To remove i8kutils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i8kutils
Remove i8kutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i8kutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i8kutils
Dependencies
i8kutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i8kutils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
