How To Install task-tamil on Debian 12

Learn how to install task-tamil on Debian 12 with this tutorial. task-tamil is Tamil environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install task-tamil on Debian 12.

What is task-tamil

task-tamil is:

This task installs programs, data files, fonts, and documentation that makes it easier for Tamil speakers to use Debian.

There are three methods to install task-tamil 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 task-tamil Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install task-tamil using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install task-tamil

Install task-tamil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install task-tamil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install task-tamil

Install task-tamil 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 task-tamil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install task-tamil

How To Uninstall task-tamil on Debian 12

To uninstall only the task-tamil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove task-tamil

Uninstall task-tamil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall task-tamil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove task-tamil

Remove task-tamil Configurations and Data

To remove task-tamil configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge task-tamil

Remove task-tamil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove task-tamil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge task-tamil

Dependencies

task-tamil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install task-tamil package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.