How To Install cscope-el on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cscope-el on Debian 9.
What is cscope-el
cscope-el is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install cscope-el 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 cscope-el Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cscope-el using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cscope-el
Install cscope-el Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cscope-el using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cscope-el
Install cscope-el 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 cscope-el using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cscope-el
How To Uninstall cscope-el on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cscope-el package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cscope-el
Uninstall cscope-el And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cscope-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cscope-el
Remove cscope-el Configurations and Data
To remove cscope-el configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cscope-el
Remove cscope-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cscope-el configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cscope-el
Dependencies
cscope-el have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cscope-el package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.