How To Install switchconf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install switchconf on Debian 10.
What is switchconf
switchconf is:
Switchconf allows users to easily change their system’s settings, choosing between the possible configurations for different environments.
Most switchconf users are laptop owners who want to change their network settings according to where they currently are - but there are many cases for non mobile systems to desire to choose between configuration sets.
Switchconf is a very simple script that takes its arguments from the command line. It allows you to maintain different sets of configurations, installing the desired set of configuration when called with its name as an argument, and execute a pre-specified set of commands before and after the switch.
There are three methods to install switchconf 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 switchconf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install switchconf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install switchconf
Install switchconf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install switchconf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install switchconf
Install switchconf 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 switchconf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install switchconf
How To Uninstall switchconf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the switchconf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove switchconf
Uninstall switchconf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall switchconf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove switchconf
Remove switchconf Configurations and Data
To remove switchconf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge switchconf
Remove switchconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove switchconf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge switchconf
Dependencies
switchconf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install switchconf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.