How To Install madison-lite on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install madison-lite on Debian 12.
What is madison-lite
madison-lite is:
This program inspects a local Debian package archive and displays the versions of the given packages found in each suite (for example, stable, testing, or unstable) in a brief but easily human-readable form. It aims to be a drop-in replacement for the madison utility from the da-katie archive management suite that runs on the central Debian archive systems, but one which can run without access to the archive’s SQL database.
For simple queries, you can use http://packages.debian.org/ instead, which does not require you to have access to a system with a local mirror.
There are three methods to install madison-lite 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 madison-lite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install madison-lite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install madison-lite
Install madison-lite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install madison-lite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install madison-lite
Install madison-lite 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 madison-lite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install madison-lite
How To Uninstall madison-lite on Debian 12
To uninstall only the madison-lite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove madison-lite
Uninstall madison-lite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall madison-lite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove madison-lite
Remove madison-lite Configurations and Data
To remove madison-lite configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge madison-lite
Remove madison-lite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove madison-lite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge madison-lite
Dependencies
madison-lite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install madison-lite package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
