How To Install cdebconf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdebconf on Debian 9.
What is cdebconf
cdebconf is:
Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is used by some packages to prompt you for information before they are installed. This is a reimplementation of the original debconf version in C.
There are three methods to install cdebconf 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 cdebconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdebconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdebconf
Install cdebconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdebconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdebconf
Install cdebconf 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 cdebconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdebconf
How To Uninstall cdebconf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cdebconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdebconf
Uninstall cdebconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdebconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdebconf
Remove cdebconf Configurations and Data
To remove cdebconf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdebconf
Remove cdebconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdebconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdebconf
Dependencies
cdebconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdebconf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.