How To Install mdp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdp on Debian 10.
What is mdp
mdp is:
mdp is a command-line program that allows you to make elegant presentations from Markdown formatted files.
It is as easy as write your presentation content in the text editor of your preference and launch the presentation from the command-line.
There are three methods to install mdp 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 mdp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mdp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdp
Install mdp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdp
Install mdp 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 mdp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdp
How To Uninstall mdp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the mdp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdp
Uninstall mdp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdp
Remove mdp Configurations and Data
To remove mdp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdp
Remove mdp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdp
Dependencies
mdp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.