How To Install pipexec on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pipexec on Debian 9.
What is pipexec
pipexec is:
pipexec creates an arbitrary network (directed graph) of processes and pipes in between - even cycles are possible. It overcomes the short comings of shells that are typically only able to create non cyclic trees.
pipexec also monitors all its child processes and is able to restart the whole network of processes and pipes if one crashes. Therefore pipexec can be used in SYSV-init or systemd configuration to run a network of processes.
The package also contains two tools ‘ptee’ and ‘peet’ which are the piped version of the ’tee’ and ’eet’ (reverse tee) commands.
There are three methods to install pipexec 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 pipexec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pipexec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pipexec
Install pipexec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pipexec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pipexec
Install pipexec 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 pipexec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pipexec
How To Uninstall pipexec on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pipexec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pipexec
Uninstall pipexec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pipexec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pipexec
Remove pipexec Configurations and Data
To remove pipexec configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pipexec
Remove pipexec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pipexec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pipexec
Dependencies
pipexec have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pipexec package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.