How To Install install-info on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install install-info on Debian 12.
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 12. 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 12
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 12, 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 12 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 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.