How To Install ed on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ed on Debian 11. ed is classic UNIX line editor

Introduction

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

What is ed

ed is:

ed is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display, modify and otherwise manipulate text files.

red is a restricted ed: it can only edit files in the current directory and cannot execute shell commands.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ed

Install ed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ed

Install ed 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 ed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ed

How To Uninstall ed on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ed

Uninstall ed And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ed

Remove ed Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ed

Remove ed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ed

Dependencies

ed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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