How To Install install-info on Debian 10

Learn how to install install-info on Debian 10 with this tutorial. install-info is Manage installed documentation in info format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install install-info on Debian 10.

What is install-info

install-info is:

The install-info utility creates the index of all installed documentation in info format and makes it available to info readers.

There are three methods to install install-info 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 install-info Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install install-info using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install install-info

Install install-info Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install install-info using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install install-info

Install install-info 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 install-info using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install install-info

How To Uninstall install-info on Debian 10

To uninstall only the install-info package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove install-info

Uninstall install-info And Its Dependencies

To uninstall install-info and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove install-info

Remove install-info Configurations and Data

To remove install-info configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge install-info

Remove install-info configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove install-info configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge install-info

Dependencies

install-info have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install install-info package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.