How To Install looktxt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install looktxt on Debian 12.
What is looktxt
looktxt is:
Search and export numerics from any text/ascii file. Data sets (scalar, vector, matrix) are given unique names, based on file content. Results can be generated for e.g. Matlab, YAML, IDL, Scilab, Octave, XML, HTML, and NeXus/HDF5.
This package contains the executable.
There are three methods to install looktxt on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install looktxt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install looktxt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install looktxt
Install looktxt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install looktxt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install looktxt
Install looktxt 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 looktxt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install looktxt
How To Uninstall looktxt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the looktxt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove looktxt
Uninstall looktxt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall looktxt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove looktxt
Remove looktxt Configurations and Data
To remove looktxt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge looktxt
Remove looktxt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove looktxt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge looktxt
Dependencies
looktxt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install looktxt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.