How To Install md5deep on Debian 10

Learn how to install md5deep on Debian 10 with this tutorial. md5deep is transitional dummy package for hashdeep

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install md5deep on Debian 10.

What is md5deep

md5deep is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install md5deep on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install md5deep Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install md5deep using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install md5deep

Install md5deep Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install md5deep using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install md5deep

Install md5deep 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 md5deep using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install md5deep

How To Uninstall md5deep on Debian 10

To uninstall only the md5deep package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove md5deep

Uninstall md5deep And Its Dependencies

To uninstall md5deep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove md5deep

Remove md5deep Configurations and Data

To remove md5deep configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge md5deep

Remove md5deep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove md5deep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge md5deep

Dependencies

md5deep have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install md5deep package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.