How To Install gourmet on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gourmet on Debian 9. gourmet is Recipe organizer and shopping list generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gourmet on Debian 9.

What is gourmet

gourmet is:

Gourmet Recipe Manager is a gtk-based application to store, organize and search recipes.

Features:

  • Makes it easy to create shopping lists from recipes.
  • Imports recipes from a number of sources, including MealMaster and MasterCook archives and several popular websites.
  • Exports recipes as PDF files, plain text, MealMaster files, HTML web pages, and a custom XML format for exchange with other Gourmet users.
  • Supports linking images with recipes.
  • Can calculate nutritional information for recipes based on the ingredients.

There are three methods to install gourmet 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 gourmet Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gourmet

Install gourmet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gourmet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gourmet

Install gourmet 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 gourmet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gourmet

How To Uninstall gourmet on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gourmet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gourmet

Uninstall gourmet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gourmet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gourmet

Remove gourmet Configurations and Data

To remove gourmet configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gourmet

Remove gourmet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gourmet

Dependencies

gourmet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gourmet package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.