How To Install howdoi on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install howdoi on Debian 11. howdoi is command line tool for instant coding answers

Introduction

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

What is howdoi

howdoi is:

howdoi will search Google for StackOverflow answers and output you the most voted one. Multiple output options are supported, such as providing just a link to the answer, providing multiple answers for the same question, etc.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install howdoi

Install howdoi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install howdoi

Install howdoi 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 howdoi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install howdoi

How To Uninstall howdoi on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove howdoi

Uninstall howdoi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove howdoi

Remove howdoi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge howdoi

Remove howdoi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge howdoi

Dependencies

howdoi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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