How To Install pike8.0-reference on Debian 10

Learn how to install pike8.0-reference on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pike8.0-reference is transitional package for merging into pike8.0-doc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-reference on Debian 10.

What is pike8.0-reference

pike8.0-reference is:

The documentation previously split between pike8.0-manual and pike8.0-reference has been merged into pike8.0-doc, since most of the size consists of images, which were duplicated in both packages.

This package can be safely removed after completed upgrade.

There are three methods to install pike8.0-reference 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 pike8.0-reference 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-reference using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install pike8.0-reference Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pike8.0-reference

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

sudo aptitude -y install pike8.0-reference

How To Uninstall pike8.0-reference on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove pike8.0-reference

Uninstall pike8.0-reference And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pike8.0-reference and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

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

Remove pike8.0-reference Configurations and Data

To remove pike8.0-reference configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

pike8.0-reference have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pike8.0-reference package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.