How To Install ekg2-api-docs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-api-docs on Debian 9.
What is ekg2-api-docs
ekg2-api-docs is:
EKG2 is an open source instant messenger program for UNIX systems. The program has a plugin-based structure, and supports multiple protocols, currently Jabber, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, RivChat, PolChat, NNTP and RSS.
This package contains the API documentation, useful for developers who want to create or improve plugins.
There are three methods to install ekg2-api-docs 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 ekg2-api-docs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-api-docs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ekg2-api-docs
Install ekg2-api-docs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-api-docs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ekg2-api-docs
Install ekg2-api-docs 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 ekg2-api-docs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ekg2-api-docs
How To Uninstall ekg2-api-docs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ekg2-api-docs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ekg2-api-docs
Uninstall ekg2-api-docs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ekg2-api-docs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekg2-api-docs
Remove ekg2-api-docs Configurations and Data
To remove ekg2-api-docs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ekg2-api-docs
Remove ekg2-api-docs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ekg2-api-docs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekg2-api-docs
Dependencies
ekg2-api-docs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-api-docs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.