How To Install ghex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghex on Debian 9.
What is ghex
ghex is:
The GHex program can view and edit files in two ways, hex or ascii. Good for editing saved game files.
There are three methods to install ghex 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 ghex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ghex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghex
Install ghex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghex
Install ghex 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 ghex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghex
How To Uninstall ghex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ghex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghex
Uninstall ghex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghex
Remove ghex Configurations and Data
To remove ghex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghex
Remove ghex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghex
Dependencies
ghex have the following dependencies:
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo-gobject2
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libgtkhex-3-0
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- dconf-gsettings-backend
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.