How To Install ketchup on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ketchup on Debian 9.
What is ketchup
ketchup is:
This utility can update (or install) kernel sources automatically. It can search for the newest kernel in numerous trees (vanilla, rc, tiny, mm, mjb, etc.).
It can also automatically download the needed patches (and apply them) to create the newest repository from an old one.
There are three methods to install ketchup on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ketchup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ketchup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ketchup
Install ketchup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ketchup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ketchup
Install ketchup 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 ketchup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ketchup
How To Uninstall ketchup on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ketchup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ketchup
Uninstall ketchup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ketchup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ketchup
Remove ketchup Configurations and Data
To remove ketchup configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ketchup
Remove ketchup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ketchup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ketchup
Dependencies
ketchup have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ketchup package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.