How To Install ledger2beancount on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger2beancount on Debian 11. ledger2beancount is Convert Ledger-based textual ledgers to Beancount ones

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger2beancount on Debian 11.

What is ledger2beancount

ledger2beancount is:

A script to automatically convert Ledger-based textual ledgers to Beancount ones.

Conversion is based on (concrete) syntax, so that information that is not meaningful for accounting reasons but still valuable (e.g., comments, formatting, etc.) can be preserved.

There are three methods to install ledger2beancount 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 ledger2beancount Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ledger2beancount using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ledger2beancount

Install ledger2beancount Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ledger2beancount using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ledger2beancount

Install ledger2beancount 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 ledger2beancount using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ledger2beancount

How To Uninstall ledger2beancount on Debian 11

To uninstall only the ledger2beancount package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ledger2beancount

Uninstall ledger2beancount And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ledger2beancount and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ledger2beancount

Remove ledger2beancount Configurations and Data

To remove ledger2beancount configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ledger2beancount

Remove ledger2beancount configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ledger2beancount configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ledger2beancount

Dependencies

ledger2beancount have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ledger2beancount package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.