How To Install less on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install less on Debian 11.
What is less
less is:
This package provides “less”, a file pager (that is, a memory-efficient utility for displaying text one screenful at a time). Less has many more features than the basic pager “more”. As part of the GNU project, it is widely regarded as the standard pager on UNIX-derived systems.
Also provided are “lessecho”, a simple utility for ensuring arguments with spaces are correctly quoted; “lesskey”, a tool for modifying the standard (vi-like) keybindings; and “lesspipe”, a filter for specific types of input, such as .doc or .txt.gz files.
There are three methods to install less 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 less Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install less using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install less
Install less Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install less using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install less
Install less 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 less using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install less
How To Uninstall less on Debian 11
To uninstall only the less package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove less
Uninstall less And Its Dependencies
To uninstall less and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove less
Remove less Configurations and Data
To remove less configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge less
Remove less configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove less configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge less
Dependencies
less have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install less package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
