How To Install puf on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install puf on Debian 12.
What is puf
puf is:
puf is a download tool for UNIX-like systems. You may use it to download single files or to mirror entire servers. It is similar to GNU wget (and has a partly compatible command line), but has the ability to do many downloads in parallel. This is very interesting, if you have a high-bandwidth internet connection.
There are three methods to install puf on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install puf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install puf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install puf
Install puf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install puf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install puf
Install puf 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 puf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install puf
How To Uninstall puf on Debian 12
To uninstall only the puf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove puf
Uninstall puf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall puf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove puf
Remove puf Configurations and Data
To remove puf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge puf
Remove puf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove puf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge puf
Dependencies
puf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install puf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.