How To Install junior-config on Debian 12

Learn how to install junior-config on Debian 12 with this tutorial. junior-config is Debian Jr. Project common package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-config on Debian 12.

What is junior-config

junior-config is:

This package builds the basic infrastructure of all junior-* packages.

This package provides some files which are common to all junior-* packages. Moreover it introduces a method to handle system users in a group junior using debconf.

There are three methods to install junior-config 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 junior-config Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install junior-config

Install junior-config Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install junior-config

Install junior-config 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 junior-config using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install junior-config

How To Uninstall junior-config on Debian 12

To uninstall only the junior-config package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove junior-config

Uninstall junior-config And Its Dependencies

To uninstall junior-config and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove junior-config

Remove junior-config Configurations and Data

To remove junior-config configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge junior-config

Remove junior-config configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge junior-config

Dependencies

junior-config have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-config package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.