How To Install retry on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install retry on Debian 11. retry is Retry a command until the command succeeds

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install retry on Debian 11.

What is retry

retry is:

Retry captures stdin into memory as the data is passed to the repeated command, and this captured stdin is then replayed should the command be repeated. This makes it possible to embed the retry tool into shell pipelines.

Retry captures stdout into memory, and if the command was successful stdout is passed on to stdout as normal, while if the command was repeated stdout is passed to stderr instead. This ensures that output is passed to stdout once and once only.

There are three methods to install retry 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 retry Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install retry using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install retry

Install retry Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install retry using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install retry

Install retry 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 retry using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install retry

How To Uninstall retry on Debian 11

To uninstall only the retry package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove retry

Uninstall retry And Its Dependencies

To uninstall retry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove retry

Remove retry Configurations and Data

To remove retry configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge retry

Remove retry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove retry configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge retry

Dependencies

retry have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install retry package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.