How To Install ledger on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger on Debian 11. ledger is command-line double-entry accounting program

Introduction

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

What is `ledger`

ledger is:

Ledger is a powerful and flexible double-entry accounting system run entirely from the command line. Your accounts ledger is stored in one or more plain-text files with a very simple and readable format, and ledger does the hard work of balancing your books and reporting.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ledger

Install ledger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ledger

Install ledger 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 ledger using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ledger

How To Uninstall ledger on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ledger

Uninstall ledger And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ledger

Remove ledger Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ledger

Remove ledger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ledger

Dependencies

ledger have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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