How To Install openlp on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install openlp on Debian 9. openlp is Church lyrics projection application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openlp on Debian 9.

What is openlp

openlp is:

OpenLP is free church presentation software, or lyrics projection software, used to display slides of songs, Bible verses, videos, images, and even presentations for church worship using a computer and a data projector.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openlp

Install openlp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openlp

Install openlp 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 openlp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openlp

How To Uninstall openlp on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove openlp

Uninstall openlp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openlp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openlp

Remove openlp Configurations and Data

To remove openlp configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openlp

Remove openlp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openlp

Dependencies

openlp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openlp package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.