How To Install apt-venv on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-venv on Debian 10.
What is apt-venv
apt-venv is:
apt-venv creates a sort of virtual environment in the user home directory, forcing apt to run under some custom option.
A simple use case is collect information about packages in different Debian and Ubuntu releases without surfing the web, just calling apt-cache through the virtual environment.
There are three methods to install apt-venv on Debian 10. 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-venv 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-venv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-venv
Install apt-venv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-venv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-venv
Install apt-venv 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-venv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-venv
How To Uninstall apt-venv on Debian 10
To uninstall only the apt-venv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-venv
Uninstall apt-venv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-venv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-venv
Remove apt-venv Configurations and Data
To remove apt-venv configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-venv
Remove apt-venv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-venv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-venv
Dependencies
apt-venv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-venv package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.