How To Install med-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-tools on Debian 10.
What is med-tools
med-tools is:
This metapackage will install tools for several purposes in health care. Currently it contains some simple programs for Personal Health.
There are three methods to install med-tools 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 med-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install med-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install med-tools
Install med-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install med-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install med-tools
Install med-tools 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 med-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install med-tools
How To Uninstall med-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the med-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove med-tools
Uninstall med-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall med-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove med-tools
Remove med-tools Configurations and Data
To remove med-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge med-tools
Remove med-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove med-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge med-tools
Dependencies
med-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install med-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.