How To Install cgpt on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgpt on Debian 10.
What is cgpt
cgpt is:
Cgpt is a tool to manipulate GUID Partition Table from command line. It also supports Chromium OS extensions enabling you to change priority for kernel partitions.
There are three methods to install cgpt 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 cgpt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cgpt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cgpt
Install cgpt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cgpt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cgpt
Install cgpt 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 cgpt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cgpt
How To Uninstall cgpt on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cgpt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cgpt
Uninstall cgpt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cgpt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cgpt
Remove cgpt Configurations and Data
To remove cgpt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cgpt
Remove cgpt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cgpt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cgpt
Dependencies
cgpt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cgpt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.