How To Install rpl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl on Debian 9. rpl is intelligent recursive search/replace utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl on Debian 9.

What is rpl

rpl is:

rpl is a text replacement utility. It will replace strings with new strings in multiple text files. It can work recursively over directories and supports limiting the search to specific file suffixes.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rpl

Install rpl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rpl

Install rpl 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 rpl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rpl

How To Uninstall rpl on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove rpl

Uninstall rpl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rpl

Remove rpl Configurations and Data

To remove rpl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rpl

Remove rpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rpl

Dependencies

rpl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rpl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.