How To Install installation-report on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install installation-report on Debian 12.
What is installation-report
installation-report is:
This package contains instructions and programs for reporting on the installation of a new system. It can help you fill out an installation report and send it to the Debian bug tracking system.
Purging this package will remove the logs of the system’s installation.
There are three methods to install installation-report 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 installation-report Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install installation-report using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install installation-report
Install installation-report Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install installation-report using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install installation-report
Install installation-report 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 installation-report using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install installation-report
How To Uninstall installation-report on Debian 12
To uninstall only the installation-report package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove installation-report
Uninstall installation-report And Its Dependencies
To uninstall installation-report and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove installation-report
Remove installation-report Configurations and Data
To remove installation-report configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge installation-report
Remove installation-report configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove installation-report configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge installation-report
Dependencies
installation-report have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install installation-report package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
