How To Install etm-qt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install etm-qt on Debian 9. etm-qt is Manage events and tasks using simple text files (dummy package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install etm-qt on Debian 9.

What is etm-qt

etm-qt is:

A simple, intuitive format for using plain text files to store data and a cross-platfrom, Qt-based GUI for creating and modifying items as well as viewing them in a variety of convenient ways. Supported alarms include display, sound, email, text message and process. Repetition is supported in a powerful and flexible manner.

This is a transitional package has been replaced by the Tk port, so this package is safe to remove.

There are three methods to install etm-qt 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 etm-qt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install etm-qt

Install etm-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install etm-qt

Install etm-qt 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 etm-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install etm-qt

How To Uninstall etm-qt on Debian 9

To uninstall only the etm-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove etm-qt

Uninstall etm-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall etm-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove etm-qt

Remove etm-qt Configurations and Data

To remove etm-qt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge etm-qt

Remove etm-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge etm-qt

Dependencies

etm-qt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install etm-qt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.