How To Install legit on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install legit on Debian 11.
What is legit
legit is:
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There are three methods to install legit on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install legit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install legit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install legit
Install legit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install legit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install legit
Install legit 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 legit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install legit
How To Uninstall legit on Debian 11
To uninstall only the legit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove legit
Uninstall legit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall legit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove legit
Remove legit Configurations and Data
To remove legit configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge legit
Remove legit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove legit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge legit
Dependencies
legit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install legit package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.