How To Install initscripts on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install initscripts on Debian 9.
What is initscripts
initscripts is:
The scripts in this package initialize a standard Debian system at boot time and shut it down at halt or reboot time.
There are three methods to install initscripts 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 initscripts Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install initscripts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install initscripts
Install initscripts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install initscripts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install initscripts
Install initscripts 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 initscripts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install initscripts
How To Uninstall initscripts on Debian 9
To uninstall only the initscripts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove initscripts
Uninstall initscripts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall initscripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove initscripts
Remove initscripts Configurations and Data
To remove initscripts configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge initscripts
Remove initscripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove initscripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge initscripts
Dependencies
initscripts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install initscripts package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.