How To Install apt-move on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-move on Debian 12.
What is apt-move
apt-move is:
apt-move is used to move a collection of Debian package files into a proper archive hierarchy as is used in the official Debian archive. It is intended as a tool to help manage the apt-get(8) file cache, but could be configured to work with any collection of Debian packages.
Running apt-move periodically will assist in managing the resulting partial mirror by optionally removing obsolete packages, and creating valid local Packages.gz files. It can also build a partial or complete local mirror of a Debian binary distribution (including an ``installed-packages only’’ mirror).
There are three methods to install apt-move on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apt-move Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-move using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-move
Install apt-move Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-move using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-move
Install apt-move 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 apt-move using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-move
How To Uninstall apt-move on Debian 12
To uninstall only the apt-move package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-move
Uninstall apt-move And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-move and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-move
Remove apt-move Configurations and Data
To remove apt-move configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-move
Remove apt-move configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-move configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-move
Dependencies
apt-move have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-move package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.