How To Install faker on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install faker on Debian 9.
What is faker
faker is:
The fake data can be used to bootstrap a database, create XML documents, or anonymize data taken from a production service.
This script is powered by the Python faker library.
There are three methods to install faker 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 faker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install faker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install faker
Install faker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install faker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install faker
Install faker 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 faker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install faker
How To Uninstall faker on Debian 9
To uninstall only the faker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove faker
Uninstall faker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall faker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove faker
Remove faker Configurations and Data
To remove faker configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge faker
Remove faker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove faker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge faker
Dependencies
faker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install faker package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.