How To Install chkservice on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chkservice on Debian 10.
What is chkservice
chkservice is:
chkservice is an ncurses-based tool for managing systemd units from the terminal. It provides the user with a comprehensive view of all systemd services and allows them to be changed easily. chkservice requires superuser privileges to make unit state changes.
There are three methods to install chkservice 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 chkservice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install chkservice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install chkservice
Install chkservice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install chkservice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install chkservice
Install chkservice 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 chkservice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install chkservice
How To Uninstall chkservice on Debian 10
To uninstall only the chkservice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove chkservice
Uninstall chkservice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall chkservice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove chkservice
Remove chkservice Configurations and Data
To remove chkservice configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge chkservice
Remove chkservice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove chkservice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chkservice
Dependencies
chkservice have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chkservice package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.