How To Install fortunes-pl on Debian 10

Learn how to install fortunes-pl on Debian 10 with this tutorial. fortunes-pl is Polish data files for fortune

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fortunes-pl on Debian 10.

What is fortunes-pl

fortunes-pl is:

A collection of fortune cookies in Polish.

This package can be replacement for or an addition to the fortunes package to let fortune speak Polish.

There are three methods to install fortunes-pl on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fortunes-pl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fortunes-pl

Install fortunes-pl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fortunes-pl

Install fortunes-pl 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 fortunes-pl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fortunes-pl

How To Uninstall fortunes-pl on Debian 10

To uninstall only the fortunes-pl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fortunes-pl

Uninstall fortunes-pl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fortunes-pl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fortunes-pl

Remove fortunes-pl Configurations and Data

To remove fortunes-pl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fortunes-pl

Remove fortunes-pl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fortunes-pl

Dependencies

fortunes-pl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fortunes-pl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.