How To Install ktorrent-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ktorrent-data on Debian 9. ktorrent-data is KTorrent data and other architecture independent files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ktorrent-data on Debian 9.

What is ktorrent-data

ktorrent-data is:

This package contains architecture independent data files for KTorrent, a BitTorrent peer-to-peer network client. Unless you have ktorrent package installed, you probably won’t find this package useful.

There are three methods to install ktorrent-data 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 ktorrent-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ktorrent-data

Install ktorrent-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ktorrent-data

Install ktorrent-data 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 ktorrent-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ktorrent-data

How To Uninstall ktorrent-data on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ktorrent-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ktorrent-data

Uninstall ktorrent-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ktorrent-data

Remove ktorrent-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ktorrent-data

Remove ktorrent-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ktorrent-data

Dependencies

ktorrent-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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