How To Install gitmagic on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitmagic on Debian 9.
What is gitmagic
gitmagic is:
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There are three methods to install gitmagic 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 gitmagic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gitmagic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gitmagic
Install gitmagic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gitmagic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gitmagic
Install gitmagic 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 gitmagic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gitmagic
How To Uninstall gitmagic on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gitmagic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gitmagic
Uninstall gitmagic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gitmagic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitmagic
Remove gitmagic Configurations and Data
To remove gitmagic configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gitmagic
Remove gitmagic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gitmagic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitmagic
Dependencies
gitmagic have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gitmagic package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.