How To Install mkalias on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkalias on Debian 10.
What is mkalias
mkalias is:
Mkalias helps users to create alias, list alias and remove then. All alias are saved on ~/.bashrc, creating an alias and a function to alias, all functions name have ‘mkalias’ prefixed, and the alias are added on end of ~/.bashrc file
There are three methods to install mkalias 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 mkalias Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mkalias using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkalias
Install mkalias Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkalias using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkalias
Install mkalias 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 mkalias using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkalias
How To Uninstall mkalias on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mkalias package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkalias
Uninstall mkalias And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkalias and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkalias
Remove mkalias Configurations and Data
To remove mkalias configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkalias
Remove mkalias configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkalias configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkalias
Dependencies
mkalias have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkalias package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
