How To Install psutils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psutils on Debian 10.
What is psutils
psutils is:
This collection of utilities is for manipulating PostScript documents. Page selection and rearrangement are supported, including arrangement into signatures for booklet printing, and page merging for n-up printing.
The following programs are included in psutils: epsffit, extractres, fixdlsrps, fixfmps, fixmacps, fixpsditps, fixpspps, fixscribeps, fixtpps, fixwfwps, fixwpps, fixwwps, getafm, includeres, psbook, psmerge, psnup, psresize, psselect, pstops, showchar
Some programs included here (psmerge) behave differently if gs is available, but all programs work without it.
There are three methods to install psutils 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 psutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install psutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install psutils
Install psutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install psutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install psutils
Install psutils 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 psutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install psutils
How To Uninstall psutils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the psutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove psutils
Uninstall psutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall psutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove psutils
Remove psutils Configurations and Data
To remove psutils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge psutils
Remove psutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove psutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psutils
Dependencies
psutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psutils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.