How To Install tasksel on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install tasksel on Debian 11. tasksel is tool for selecting tasks for installation on Debian systems

Introduction

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

What is tasksel

tasksel is:

This package provides ’tasksel’, a simple interface for users who want to configure their system to perform a specific task.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tasksel

Install tasksel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tasksel

Install tasksel 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 tasksel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tasksel

How To Uninstall tasksel on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove tasksel

Uninstall tasksel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tasksel

Remove tasksel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tasksel

Remove tasksel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tasksel

Dependencies

tasksel have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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