How To Install gnucash-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnucash-common on Debian 9.
What is gnucash-common
gnucash-common is:
Gnucash provides accounting functions suitable for use by small businesses and individuals. It can track finances in multiple accounts, keeping running and reconciled balances. There is support for customer, vendor and employee processing. It has an X based graphical user interface, double entry, a hierarchy of accounts, expense accounts (categories), and can import Quicken QIF files and OFX files.
This package contains the architecture independent parts of Gnucash. It should not be installed directly, but is pulled in automatically by the dependencies of the Gnucash package.
There are three methods to install gnucash-common 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 gnucash-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnucash-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnucash-common
Install gnucash-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnucash-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnucash-common
Install gnucash-common 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 gnucash-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnucash-common
How To Uninstall gnucash-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnucash-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnucash-common
Uninstall gnucash-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnucash-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnucash-common
Remove gnucash-common Configurations and Data
To remove gnucash-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnucash-common
Remove gnucash-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnucash-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnucash-common
Dependencies
gnucash-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnucash-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.