How To Install readline-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-common on Debian 9.
What is readline-common
readline-common is:
The GNU readline library aids in the consistency of user interface across discrete programs that need to provide a command line interface.
The GNU history library provides a consistent user interface for recalling lines of previously typed input.
There are three methods to install readline-common 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 readline-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install readline-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install readline-common
Install readline-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install readline-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install readline-common
Install readline-common 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 readline-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install readline-common
How To Uninstall readline-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the readline-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove readline-common
Uninstall readline-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall readline-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove readline-common
Remove readline-common Configurations and Data
To remove readline-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge readline-common
Remove readline-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove readline-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge readline-common
Dependencies
readline-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install readline-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.