How To Install pike8.0-bzip2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-bzip2 on Debian 9. pike8.0-bzip2 is Bzip2 module for Pike

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-bzip2 on Debian 9.

What is pike8.0-bzip2

pike8.0-bzip2 is:

This Pike module enables one to use the Bzip2 compression algorithm from within the Pike programs.

Pike is an interpreted programming language, for more information see the description of the pike8.0-core package.

There are three methods to install pike8.0-bzip2 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 pike8.0-bzip2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-bzip2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pike8.0-bzip2

Install pike8.0-bzip2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pike8.0-bzip2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pike8.0-bzip2

Install pike8.0-bzip2 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 pike8.0-bzip2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-bzip2

How To Uninstall pike8.0-bzip2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pike8.0-bzip2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-bzip2

Uninstall pike8.0-bzip2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pike8.0-bzip2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pike8.0-bzip2

Remove pike8.0-bzip2 Configurations and Data

To remove pike8.0-bzip2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pike8.0-bzip2

Remove pike8.0-bzip2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pike8.0-bzip2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pike8.0-bzip2

Dependencies

pike8.0-bzip2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-bzip2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.