How To Install cabextract on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cabextract on Debian 9.
What is cabextract
cabextract is:
Cabextract is a program which unpacks cabinet (.cab) files, which are a form of archive Microsoft uses to distribute their software and things like Windows Font Packs.
There are three methods to install cabextract on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cabextract Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cabextract using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cabextract
Install cabextract Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cabextract using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cabextract
Install cabextract 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 cabextract using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cabextract
How To Uninstall cabextract on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cabextract package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cabextract
Uninstall cabextract And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cabextract and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cabextract
Remove cabextract Configurations and Data
To remove cabextract configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cabextract
Remove cabextract configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cabextract configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cabextract
Dependencies
cabextract have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cabextract package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.