How To Install par2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install par2 on Debian 10.
What is par2
par2 is:
par2cmdline is a command line utility for creating and using PAR2 files to detect and repair damage in data files. It is most commonly used as part of backup systems as well as on Usenet.
In case files in a recovery set get damaged (e.g. while transmitted over a network or stored on a faulty disk) the program can read the damaged files and the (possibly damaged) PAR2 files, and regenerate the original input files.
There are three methods to install par2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install par2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install par2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install par2
Install par2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install par2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install par2
Install par2 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 par2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install par2
How To Uninstall par2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the par2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove par2
Uninstall par2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall par2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove par2
Remove par2 Configurations and Data
To remove par2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge par2
Remove par2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove par2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge par2
Dependencies
par2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install par2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.