How To Install fzy on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fzy on Debian 11.
What is fzy
fzy is:
fzy is a fast, simple fuzzy text selector for the terminal with an advanced scoring algorithm.
There are three methods to install fzy on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fzy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fzy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fzy
Install fzy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fzy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fzy
Install fzy 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 fzy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fzy
How To Uninstall fzy on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fzy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fzy
Uninstall fzy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fzy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fzy
Remove fzy Configurations and Data
To remove fzy configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fzy
Remove fzy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fzy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fzy
Dependencies
fzy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fzy package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.