How To Install git-man on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-man on Debian 10.

What is git-man

git-man is:

Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.

Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.

This package provides reference documentation for use by the ‘man’ utility and the ‘git help’ command.

There are three methods to install git-man 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 git-man Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-man

Install git-man Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-man

Install git-man 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 git-man using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-man

How To Uninstall git-man on Debian 10

To uninstall only the git-man package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-man

Uninstall git-man And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-man

Remove git-man Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge git-man

Remove git-man configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-man

Dependencies

git-man have the following dependencies:

References

• git-man website
• git-man on packages.debian.org

Summary

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