How To Install mmv on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mmv on Debian 9.
What is mmv
mmv is:
mmv is a program to move/copy/append/link multiple files according to a set of wildcard patterns. This multiple action is performed safely, i.e. without any unexpected deletion of files due to collisions of target names with existing filenames or with other target names.
There are three methods to install mmv 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 mmv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mmv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mmv
Install mmv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mmv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mmv
Install mmv 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 mmv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mmv
How To Uninstall mmv on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mmv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mmv
Uninstall mmv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mmv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mmv
Remove mmv Configurations and Data
To remove mmv configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mmv
Remove mmv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mmv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mmv
Dependencies
mmv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mmv package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.