How To Install pan on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pan on Debian 9.
What is pan
pan is:
Pan is a newsreader, loosely based on Agent and Gravity, which attempts to be pleasant to use for new and advanced users alike. It has all the typical features found in newsreaders and also supports offline newsreading, sophisticated filtering, multiple connections, and a number of extra features for power users and alt.binaries fans.
There are three methods to install pan 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 pan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pan
Install pan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pan
Install pan 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 pan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pan
How To Uninstall pan on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pan
Uninstall pan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pan
Remove pan Configurations and Data
To remove pan configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pan
Remove pan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pan
Dependencies
pan have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pan package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.