How To Install grip on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install grip on Debian 9. grip is Preview GitHub Markdown files like Readme locally

Introduction

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

What is grip

grip is:

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install grip

Install grip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install grip

Install grip 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 grip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grip

How To Uninstall grip on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove grip

Uninstall grip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grip

Remove grip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge grip

Remove grip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grip

Dependencies

grip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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