How To Install gdebi on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdebi on Debian 9.
What is gdebi
gdebi is:
gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages.
The package is also scanned via lintian before the install and its possible to inspect the control and data members of the packages.
This package contains the graphical user interface.
There are three methods to install gdebi 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 gdebi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdebi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdebi
Install gdebi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdebi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdebi
Install gdebi 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 gdebi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdebi
How To Uninstall gdebi on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gdebi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdebi
Uninstall gdebi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdebi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdebi
Remove gdebi Configurations and Data
To remove gdebi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdebi
Remove gdebi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdebi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdebi
Dependencies
gdebi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdebi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.