How To Install publicsuffix on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install publicsuffix on Debian 11.
What is publicsuffix
publicsuffix is:
A machine-readable list of domain name suffixes that accept public registration. Each suffix represents the part of a domain name which is not under the control of the individual registrant, which makes the list useful for grouping cookies, deciding same-origin policies, collating spam, and other activities.
There are three methods to install publicsuffix on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install publicsuffix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install publicsuffix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install publicsuffix
Install publicsuffix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install publicsuffix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install publicsuffix
Install publicsuffix 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 publicsuffix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install publicsuffix
How To Uninstall publicsuffix on Debian 11
To uninstall only the publicsuffix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove publicsuffix
Uninstall publicsuffix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall publicsuffix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove publicsuffix
Remove publicsuffix Configurations and Data
To remove publicsuffix configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge publicsuffix
Remove publicsuffix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove publicsuffix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge publicsuffix
Dependencies
publicsuffix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install publicsuffix package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
