How To Install filters on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install filters on Debian 9.
What is filters
filters is:
A collection of filters to do all sorts of strange things to text. This includes such favorites as B1FF and the Swedish Chef, and a wide range of others.
There are three methods to install filters 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 filters Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install filters using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install filters
Install filters Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install filters using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install filters
Install filters 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 filters using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install filters
How To Uninstall filters on Debian 9
To uninstall only the filters package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove filters
Uninstall filters And Its Dependencies
To uninstall filters and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove filters
Remove filters Configurations and Data
To remove filters configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge filters
Remove filters configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove filters configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge filters
Dependencies
filters have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install filters package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.