How To Install kget on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kget on Debian 9.
What is kget
kget is:
KGet is an advanced download manager with support for Metalink and Bittorrent. Downloads are added to the list, where they can be paused, queued, or scheduled for later.
This package is part of the KDE networking module.
There are three methods to install kget 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 kget Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kget using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kget
Install kget Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kget using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kget
Install kget 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 kget using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kget
How To Uninstall kget on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kget package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kget
Uninstall kget And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kget and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kget
Remove kget Configurations and Data
To remove kget configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kget
Remove kget configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kget configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kget
Dependencies
kget have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kget package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.