How To Install shfmt on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install shfmt on Debian 12.
What is shfmt
shfmt is:
shfmt is shell formatter, which supports POSIX Shell, Bash, and mksh.
There are three methods to install shfmt 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 shfmt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install shfmt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install shfmt
Install shfmt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install shfmt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install shfmt
Install shfmt 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 shfmt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install shfmt
How To Uninstall shfmt on Debian 12
To uninstall only the shfmt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove shfmt
Uninstall shfmt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall shfmt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove shfmt
Remove shfmt Configurations and Data
To remove shfmt configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge shfmt
Remove shfmt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove shfmt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shfmt
Dependencies
shfmt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install shfmt package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
