How To Install metainit on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install metainit on Debian 10.
What is metainit
metainit is:
Metainit solves the problem of writing good init scripts. Instead of manually creating these important files, they are derived from a declaritive description in the metainit files in /etc/metainit. These files can be shipped with packages or created by the local administrator.
There are three methods to install metainit 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 metainit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install metainit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install metainit
Install metainit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install metainit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install metainit
Install metainit 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 metainit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install metainit
How To Uninstall metainit on Debian 10
To uninstall only the metainit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove metainit
Uninstall metainit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall metainit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove metainit
Remove metainit Configurations and Data
To remove metainit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge metainit
Remove metainit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove metainit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge metainit
Dependencies
metainit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install metainit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
