How To Install maitreya on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maitreya on Debian 9.
What is maitreya
maitreya is:
Free software for western and Vedic astrology (Jyotish). Supports classical Vedic astrology, KP system and parts of Jaimini system. Western part includes Uranian astrology. Platforms: Win32, Linux and UNIX.
There are three methods to install maitreya 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 maitreya Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maitreya using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maitreya
Install maitreya Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maitreya using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maitreya
Install maitreya 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 maitreya using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maitreya
How To Uninstall maitreya on Debian 9
To uninstall only the maitreya package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maitreya
Uninstall maitreya And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maitreya and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maitreya
Remove maitreya Configurations and Data
To remove maitreya configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maitreya
Remove maitreya configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maitreya configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maitreya
Dependencies
maitreya have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maitreya package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.