How To Install super on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install super on Debian 10.
What is super
super is:
Super allows specified users to execute scripts (or other commands) as if they were root; or it can set the uid and/or gid on a per-command basis before executing the command. It is intended to be a secure alternative to making scripts setuid root.
There are three methods to install super 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 super Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install super using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install super
Install super Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install super using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install super
Install super 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 super using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install super
How To Uninstall super on Debian 10
To uninstall only the super package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove super
Uninstall super And Its Dependencies
To uninstall super and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove super
Remove super Configurations and Data
To remove super configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge super
Remove super configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove super configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge super
Dependencies
super have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install super package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.