How To Install rcs on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs on Debian 11.
What is rcs
rcs is:
The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions of files. RCS automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, for example programs, documentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.
Note: this package contains certain general-purpose commands (such as merge or ident) which may used by other programs installed on your system.
There are three methods to install rcs 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 rcs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rcs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rcs
Install rcs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rcs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rcs
Install rcs 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 rcs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rcs
How To Uninstall rcs on Debian 11
To uninstall only the rcs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rcs
Uninstall rcs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rcs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rcs
Remove rcs Configurations and Data
To remove rcs configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rcs
Remove rcs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rcs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rcs
Dependencies
rcs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rcs package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.