How To Install mgp on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgp on Debian 12.
What is mgp
mgp is:
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There are three methods to install mgp 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 mgp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgp
Install mgp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgp
Install mgp 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 mgp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgp
How To Uninstall mgp on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mgp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgp
Uninstall mgp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgp
Remove mgp Configurations and Data
To remove mgp configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgp
Remove mgp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgp
Dependencies
mgp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgp package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.