How To Install ben on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ben on Debian 12.
What is ben
ben is:
This is a collection of useful tools that Debian maintainers can use to make their packaging work easier. They all work with regular Debian package list files, and should be useful for Debian derivatives as well. This package ships a single executable, “ben”, with the following subcommands:
- download: download a set of package list files from a mirror
- monitor: monitor the status of a set of packages across several architectures (useful for transitions)
- query: query packages using their metadata (similar to grep-dctrl, but uses a dedicated query language)
- tracker: frontend to multiple monitors
There are three methods to install ben 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 ben Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ben using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ben
Install ben Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ben using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ben
Install ben 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 ben using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ben
How To Uninstall ben on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ben package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ben
Uninstall ben And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ben and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ben
Remove ben Configurations and Data
To remove ben configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ben
Remove ben configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ben configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ben
Dependencies
ben have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ben package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.