How To Install sysconftool on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysconftool on Debian 9.
What is sysconftool
sysconftool is:
sysconftool is a development utility that helps to install application configuration files. sysconftool allows an existing application to be upgraded without losing the older version’s configuration settings, but that’s the advantage over plain dpkg upgrading, will add new configuration settings (and remove unneeded).
There are three methods to install sysconftool 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 sysconftool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sysconftool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sysconftool
Install sysconftool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sysconftool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sysconftool
Install sysconftool 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 sysconftool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sysconftool
How To Uninstall sysconftool on Debian 9
To uninstall only the sysconftool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sysconftool
Uninstall sysconftool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sysconftool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sysconftool
Remove sysconftool Configurations and Data
To remove sysconftool configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sysconftool
Remove sysconftool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sysconftool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sysconftool
Dependencies
sysconftool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sysconftool package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.