How To Install ncdt on Debian 12

Learn how to install ncdt on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ncdt is Display directory tree

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncdt on Debian 12.

What is ncdt

ncdt is:

NcdT displays directory tree, much like standard tree(1), but with few improvements:

  • it prints summary info instead of directory special file size
  • it prints MP3 file info It’s particularly useful for indexing CDs.

There are three methods to install ncdt 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 ncdt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ncdt

Install ncdt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ncdt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ncdt

Install ncdt 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 ncdt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncdt

How To Uninstall ncdt on Debian 12

To uninstall only the ncdt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ncdt

Uninstall ncdt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ncdt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncdt

Remove ncdt Configurations and Data

To remove ncdt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ncdt

Remove ncdt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncdt

Dependencies

ncdt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncdt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.