How To Install po-debconf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install po-debconf on Debian 9.
What is po-debconf
po-debconf is:
This package is an alternative to debconf-utils, and provides tools for managing translated debconf templates files with common gettext utilities.
There are three methods to install po-debconf 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 po-debconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install po-debconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install po-debconf
Install po-debconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install po-debconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install po-debconf
Install po-debconf 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 po-debconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install po-debconf
How To Uninstall po-debconf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the po-debconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove po-debconf
Uninstall po-debconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall po-debconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove po-debconf
Remove po-debconf Configurations and Data
To remove po-debconf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge po-debconf
Remove po-debconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove po-debconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge po-debconf
Dependencies
po-debconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install po-debconf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.