How To Install openrc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openrc on Debian 9.
What is openrc
openrc is:
OpenRC is a dependency based service manager. It provides support for System V init, for booting, changing runlevels, starting and stopping services, and shutting down.
Originally written as a Gentoo project, OpenRC aims at being platform-agnostic. It works equally well on Linux, BSD and Hurd. It supports the traditional init system in Debian in addition to many alternatives. OpenRC is implemented in C in a small, simple and efficient way, making it easy to understand, extend and reuse.
This package provides the runlevel change mechanism.
There are three methods to install openrc 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 openrc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openrc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openrc
Install openrc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openrc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openrc
Install openrc 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 openrc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openrc
How To Uninstall openrc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the openrc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openrc
Uninstall openrc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openrc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openrc
Remove openrc Configurations and Data
To remove openrc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openrc
Remove openrc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openrc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openrc
Dependencies
openrc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openrc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.