How To Install dbview on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dbview on Debian 12.
What is dbview
dbview is:
Dbview is a little tool that will display dBase III and IV files. You can also use it to convert your old .dbf files for further use with Unix.
It wasn’t the intention to write a freaking viewer and reinvent the wheel again. Instead dbview is intend to be used in conjunction with your favourite unix text utilities like cut, recode and more.
There are three methods to install dbview 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 dbview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dbview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dbview
Install dbview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dbview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dbview
Install dbview 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 dbview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dbview
How To Uninstall dbview on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dbview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dbview
Uninstall dbview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dbview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbview
Remove dbview Configurations and Data
To remove dbview configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dbview
Remove dbview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dbview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dbview
Dependencies
dbview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dbview package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.