How To Install i2p on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i2p on Debian 10.
What is i2p
i2p is:
I2P is an anonymizing network, offering a simple layer that identity-sensitive applications can use to securely communicate. All data is wrapped with several layers of encryption, and the network is both distributed and dynamic, with no trusted parties.
This package depends on the router, jbigi, the java service wrapper, and includes support to run I2P as a daemon.
There are three methods to install i2p on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install i2p Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install i2p using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install i2p
Install i2p Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install i2p using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install i2p
Install i2p 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 i2p using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install i2p
How To Uninstall i2p on Debian 10
To uninstall only the i2p package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove i2p
Uninstall i2p And Its Dependencies
To uninstall i2p and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove i2p
Remove i2p Configurations and Data
To remove i2p configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge i2p
Remove i2p configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove i2p configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i2p
Dependencies
i2p have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i2p package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.