How To Install gnu-which on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-which on Debian 12.
What is gnu-which
gnu-which is:
This package provides GNU implementation of which command. This tool provides the functionality to show the full path of commands.
There are three methods to install gnu-which on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnu-which Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnu-which using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnu-which
Install gnu-which Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnu-which using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnu-which
Install gnu-which 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 gnu-which using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnu-which
How To Uninstall gnu-which on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnu-which package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnu-which
Uninstall gnu-which And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnu-which and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnu-which
Remove gnu-which Configurations and Data
To remove gnu-which configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnu-which
Remove gnu-which configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnu-which configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnu-which
Dependencies
gnu-which have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnu-which package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
