How To Install recode on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install recode on Debian 10.
What is recode
recode is:
Free
recode' converts files between character sets and usages. When exact transliterations are not possible, it may get rid of the offending characters or fall back on approximations. This program recognizes or produces nearly 300 different character sets and is able to transliterate files between almost any pair. Most RFC 1345 character sets, and alllibiconv’ character sets, are supported.
There are three methods to install recode 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 recode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install recode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install recode
Install recode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install recode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install recode
Install recode 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 recode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install recode
How To Uninstall recode on Debian 10
To uninstall only the recode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove recode
Uninstall recode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall recode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove recode
Remove recode Configurations and Data
To remove recode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge recode
Remove recode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove recode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge recode
Dependencies
recode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install recode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
