How To Install igal2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install igal2 on Debian 9.
What is igal2
igal2 is:
iGal2 is a Perl-based program that can generate an entire online picture show (HTML slides, thumbnails and index page included) with just one command line invocation.
iGal2 is a major rewrite of iGal (which is no longer maintained) and introduces various new features and capabilities.
There are three methods to install igal2 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 igal2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install igal2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install igal2
Install igal2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install igal2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install igal2
Install igal2 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 igal2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install igal2
How To Uninstall igal2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the igal2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove igal2
Uninstall igal2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall igal2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove igal2
Remove igal2 Configurations and Data
To remove igal2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge igal2
Remove igal2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove igal2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igal2
Dependencies
igal2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install igal2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.