How To Install calendar on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install calendar on Debian 11. calendar is display upcoming dates and provide reminders

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calendar on Debian 11.

What is calendar

calendar is:

This package contains the “calendar” program commonly found on BSD-style systems, which displays upcoming relevant dates on a wide variety of calendars.

There are three methods to install calendar on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install calendar Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install calendar

Install calendar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install calendar

Install calendar 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 calendar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install calendar

How To Uninstall calendar on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove calendar

Uninstall calendar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall calendar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove calendar

Remove calendar Configurations and Data

To remove calendar configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge calendar

Remove calendar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calendar

Dependencies

calendar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install calendar package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.