How To Install j2cli on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install j2cli on Debian 11.
What is j2cli
j2cli is:
the Jinja2 library.
Features:
- Jinja2 templating
- INI, YAML, JSON data sources supported
- Allows the use of environment variables in templates! Hello Docker :)
There are three methods to install j2cli 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 j2cli Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install j2cli using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install j2cli
Install j2cli Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install j2cli using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install j2cli
Install j2cli 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 j2cli using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install j2cli
How To Uninstall j2cli on Debian 11
To uninstall only the j2cli package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove j2cli
Uninstall j2cli And Its Dependencies
To uninstall j2cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove j2cli
Remove j2cli Configurations and Data
To remove j2cli configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge j2cli
Remove j2cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove j2cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge j2cli
Dependencies
j2cli have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install j2cli package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
