How To Install megatools on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install megatools on Debian 11.
What is megatools
megatools is:
Megatools is a collection of programs for accessing the Mega.co.nz service from the command line.
Megatools allow you to copy individual files as well as entire directory trees to and from the cloud. You can also perform streaming downloads for example to preview videos and audio files, without needing to download the entire file first.
Megatools are robust and optimized for fast operation - as fast as Mega servers allow. Memory requirements and CPU utilization are kept at minimum.
There are three methods to install megatools 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 megatools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install megatools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install megatools
Install megatools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install megatools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install megatools
Install megatools 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 megatools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install megatools
How To Uninstall megatools on Debian 11
To uninstall only the megatools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove megatools
Uninstall megatools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall megatools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove megatools
Remove megatools Configurations and Data
To remove megatools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge megatools
Remove megatools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove megatools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge megatools
Dependencies
megatools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install megatools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
