How To Install init on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install init on Debian 11.
What is init
init is:
This package is a metapackage which allows you to select from the available init systems while ensuring that one of these is available on the system at all times.
There are three methods to install init on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install init Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install init using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install init
Install init Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install init using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install init
Install init 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 init using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install init
How To Uninstall init on Debian 11
To uninstall only the init package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove init
Uninstall init And Its Dependencies
To uninstall init and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove init
Remove init Configurations and Data
To remove init configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge init
Remove init configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove init configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge init
Dependencies
init have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install init package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.