How To Install openapi-specification on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openapi-specification on Debian 12.
What is openapi-specification
openapi-specification is:
The OpenAPI Specification (OAS) defines a standard, programming language-agnostic interface description for HTTP APIs, which allows both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of a service without requiring access to source code, additional documentation, or inspection of network traffic. When properly defined via OpenAPI, a consumer can understand and interact with the remote service with a minimal amount of implementation logic. Similar to what interface descriptions have done for lower-level programming, the OpenAPI Specification removes guesswork in calling a service.
There are three methods to install openapi-specification 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 openapi-specification Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openapi-specification using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openapi-specification
Install openapi-specification Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openapi-specification using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openapi-specification
Install openapi-specification 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 openapi-specification using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openapi-specification
How To Uninstall openapi-specification on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openapi-specification package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openapi-specification
Uninstall openapi-specification And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openapi-specification and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openapi-specification
Remove openapi-specification Configurations and Data
To remove openapi-specification configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openapi-specification
Remove openapi-specification configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openapi-specification configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openapi-specification
Dependencies
openapi-specification have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openapi-specification package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
