How To Install pan-tasks on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pan-tasks on Debian 12.
What is pan-tasks
pan-tasks is:
This package is part of the Debian Pure Blend “PAN” and provides additional tasks for tasksel. If this package will be installed all tasks which are provided by PAN Blend will be added to the tasksel menu.
There are three methods to install pan-tasks 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 pan-tasks 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-tasks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pan-tasks
Install pan-tasks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pan-tasks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pan-tasks
Install pan-tasks 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-tasks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pan-tasks
How To Uninstall pan-tasks on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pan-tasks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pan-tasks
Uninstall pan-tasks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pan-tasks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pan-tasks
Remove pan-tasks Configurations and Data
To remove pan-tasks configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pan-tasks
Remove pan-tasks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pan-tasks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pan-tasks
Dependencies
pan-tasks have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pan-tasks package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.