How To Install ketchup on Debian 10

Learn how to install ketchup on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ketchup is update utility for linux-kernel sources

Introduction

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

What is ketchup

ketchup is:

This utility can update (or install) kernel sources automatically. It can search for the newest kernel in numerous trees (vanilla, rc, tiny, mm, mjb, etc.).

It can also automatically download the needed patches (and apply them) to create the newest repository from an old one.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ketchup

Install ketchup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ketchup

Install ketchup 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 ketchup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ketchup

How To Uninstall ketchup on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ketchup

Uninstall ketchup And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ketchup

Remove ketchup Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ketchup

Remove ketchup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ketchup

Dependencies

ketchup have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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