How To Install dotenv on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotenv on Debian 11. dotenv is dotenv implementation for Rust

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotenv on Debian 11.

What is dotenv

dotenv is:

This package contains the following binaries built from the Rust crate “dotenv”:

  • dotenv

There are three methods to install dotenv on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dotenv Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dotenv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dotenv

Install dotenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dotenv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dotenv

Install dotenv 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 dotenv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dotenv

How To Uninstall dotenv on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dotenv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dotenv

Uninstall dotenv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dotenv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dotenv

Remove dotenv Configurations and Data

To remove dotenv configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dotenv

Remove dotenv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dotenv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dotenv

Dependencies

dotenv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotenv package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.