How To Install dselect on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dselect on Debian 11.
What is dselect
dselect is:
dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and removal of Debian software packages.
Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use apt-based user interfaces.
There are three methods to install dselect 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 dselect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dselect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dselect
Install dselect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dselect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dselect
Install dselect 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 dselect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dselect
How To Uninstall dselect on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dselect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dselect
Uninstall dselect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dselect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dselect
Remove dselect Configurations and Data
To remove dselect configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dselect
Remove dselect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dselect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dselect
Dependencies
dselect have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dselect package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.