How To Install htag on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install htag on Debian 9.
What is htag
htag is:
htag is a tagline (aka .signature for those without a Fidonet background) adder but it has now been so over engineered that it will also do anything you want it to[0], do lots of stuff I want it to, and do stuff it wants to.
[0] Or at least it will if you write the appropriate plugin.
There are three methods to install htag 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 htag Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install htag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install htag
Install htag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install htag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install htag
Install htag 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 htag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install htag
How To Uninstall htag on Debian 9
To uninstall only the htag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove htag
Uninstall htag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall htag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove htag
Remove htag Configurations and Data
To remove htag configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge htag
Remove htag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove htag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge htag
Dependencies
htag have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install htag package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.