How To Install jargon on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jargon on Debian 12.
What is jargon
jargon is:
This is the Jargon File, a comprehensive compendium of hacker slang illuminating many aspects of hackish tradition, folklore, and humor. The file is in info format, but includes an HTML page with links to the home site.
Note that this package is now out-of-date, because the upstream author is no longer maintaining an info version of the file.
There are three methods to install jargon 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 jargon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jargon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jargon
Install jargon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jargon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jargon
Install jargon 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 jargon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jargon
How To Uninstall jargon on Debian 12
To uninstall only the jargon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jargon
Uninstall jargon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jargon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jargon
Remove jargon Configurations and Data
To remove jargon configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jargon
Remove jargon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jargon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jargon
Dependencies
jargon have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jargon package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.