How To Install gcab on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcab on Debian 9.
What is gcab
gcab is:
gcab can list, extract and create cabinet (.cab) files, commonly used as archives to distribute software on Windows.
gcab is similar to cabextract but can create cabinet files.
There are three methods to install gcab 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 gcab Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcab using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcab
Install gcab Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcab using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcab
Install gcab 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 gcab using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcab
How To Uninstall gcab on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gcab package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcab
Uninstall gcab And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcab and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcab
Remove gcab Configurations and Data
To remove gcab configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcab
Remove gcab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcab
Dependencies
gcab have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcab package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.