How To Install cde on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cde on Debian 12.
What is cde
cde is:
CDEpack (Code, Data, and Environment packaging) is a tool that automatically packages up everything required to execute a Linux command on another computer without any installation or configuration. A command can range from something as simple as a command-line utility to a sophisticated GUI application with 3D graphics. The only requirement is that the other computer have the same hardware architecture (e.g., x86) and major kernel version (e.g., 2.6.X) as yours. CDEpack allows you to easily run programs without the dependency hell that inevitably occurs when attempting to install software or libraries.
Typical use cases:
- Quickly share prototype software
- Try out software in non-native environments
- Perform reproducible research
- Instantly deploy applications to cluster or cloud computing
- Submit executable bug reports
- Package class programming assignments
- Easily collaborate on coding projects
There are three methods to install cde 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 cde Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cde using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cde
Install cde Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cde using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cde
Install cde 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 cde using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cde
How To Uninstall cde on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cde package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cde
Uninstall cde And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cde and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cde
Remove cde Configurations and Data
To remove cde configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cde
Remove cde configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cde configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cde
Dependencies
cde have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cde package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.