How To Install mhc-utils on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install mhc-utils on Debian 11. mhc-utils is utilities for the MHC schedule management system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mhc-utils on Debian 11.

What is mhc-utils

mhc-utils is:

MHC (Message Harmonized Calendaring system) is a personal schedule management system, that is designed to help those who receive most appointments via email.

MHC has the following features:

  • You can easily import schedule articles from existing buffers.
  • Simple data structure; schedule articles are stored in the same form of MH that allows you to manipulate stored data in many ways.
  • Powerful but simple expression of appointments.

This package provides the mhc command and Ruby libraries. To use MHC on Emacs, install the mhc package.

There are three methods to install mhc-utils on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mhc-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mhc-utils

Install mhc-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mhc-utils

Install mhc-utils 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 mhc-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mhc-utils

How To Uninstall mhc-utils on Debian 11

To uninstall only the mhc-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mhc-utils

Uninstall mhc-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mhc-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mhc-utils

Remove mhc-utils Configurations and Data

To remove mhc-utils configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mhc-utils

Remove mhc-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mhc-utils

Dependencies

mhc-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mhc-utils package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.