How To Install ed on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ed on Debian 10.
What is ed
ed is:
ed is a line-oriented text editor. It is used to create, display, modify and otherwise manipulate text files.
red is a restricted ed: it can only edit files in the current directory and cannot execute shell commands.
There are three methods to install ed 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 ed Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ed
Install ed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ed
Install ed 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 ed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ed
How To Uninstall ed on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ed
Uninstall ed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ed
Remove ed Configurations and Data
To remove ed configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ed
Remove ed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ed
Dependencies
ed have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ed package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.