How To Install sd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sd on Debian 12.
What is sd
sd is:
sd uses Python and JavaScript style regex syntax, without the quirks of sed and awk. While sed can do many things, sd focuses on doing one thing and doing it well, has common-sense defualts and a focus on daily use. It’s also faster.
- Find and replace expressions are separate, unlike sed: sd before after sed s/before/after/g
- Modify files in-place: sd before after file.txt sed -i’’ ’s/before/after/g’ file.txt
- String-literal mode
- Named or unnamed catch groups
There are three methods to install sd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sd
Install sd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sd
Install sd 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 sd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sd
How To Uninstall sd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sd
Uninstall sd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sd
Remove sd Configurations and Data
To remove sd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sd
Remove sd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sd
Dependencies
sd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.