How To Install kfreebsd-source-10.3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfreebsd-source-10.3 on Debian 9. kfreebsd-source-10.3 is source code for kernel of FreeBSD 10.3 with Debian patches

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfreebsd-source-10.3 on Debian 9.

What is kfreebsd-source-10.3

kfreebsd-source-10.3 is:

This package provides the source code for kernel of FreeBSD 10.3, base of a GNU/kFreeBSD system.

There are three methods to install kfreebsd-source-10.3 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 kfreebsd-source-10.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kfreebsd-source-10.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kfreebsd-source-10.3

Install kfreebsd-source-10.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kfreebsd-source-10.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kfreebsd-source-10.3

Install kfreebsd-source-10.3 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 kfreebsd-source-10.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kfreebsd-source-10.3

How To Uninstall kfreebsd-source-10.3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the kfreebsd-source-10.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kfreebsd-source-10.3

Uninstall kfreebsd-source-10.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kfreebsd-source-10.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kfreebsd-source-10.3

Remove kfreebsd-source-10.3 Configurations and Data

To remove kfreebsd-source-10.3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kfreebsd-source-10.3

Remove kfreebsd-source-10.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kfreebsd-source-10.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kfreebsd-source-10.3

Dependencies

kfreebsd-source-10.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kfreebsd-source-10.3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.