How To Install mgt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgt on Debian 9.
What is mgt
mgt is:
Mgt allows the user to examine Go game tree files in the SmartGo format. Mgt also has basic Go game tree editing capabilities and may be used to create or edit game tree files.
Mailgo is a utility which manages E-mail Go games using mgt as the Go board editor. It is included in the mgt package.
There are three methods to install mgt 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 mgt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mgt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mgt
Install mgt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mgt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mgt
Install mgt 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 mgt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mgt
How To Uninstall mgt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mgt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mgt
Uninstall mgt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mgt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mgt
Remove mgt Configurations and Data
To remove mgt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mgt
Remove mgt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mgt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mgt
Dependencies
mgt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mgt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.