How To Install filepp on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install filepp on Debian 9.
What is filepp
filepp is:
Generic pre-preprocessor for any kind of text file. It is designed to allow the functionality provided by the C preprocessor to be used with any file type. filepp supports the following keywords, all of which have their usual C preprocessor meanings and usage: define, if, elif, ifdef, ifndef etc.
There are three methods to install filepp 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 filepp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install filepp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install filepp
Install filepp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install filepp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install filepp
Install filepp 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 filepp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install filepp
How To Uninstall filepp on Debian 9
To uninstall only the filepp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove filepp
Uninstall filepp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall filepp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove filepp
Remove filepp Configurations and Data
To remove filepp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge filepp
Remove filepp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove filepp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filepp
Dependencies
filepp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install filepp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.