How To Install todo.txt-base on Debian 12

Learn how to install todo.txt-base on Debian 12 with this tutorial. todo.txt-base is Common support for todo.txt packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install todo.txt-base on Debian 12.

What is todo.txt-base

todo.txt-base is:

The Todo.txt project defines a format for supporting context-rich tasking in a plain text file. It supports an ecosystem of tools which allow working with tasks across hosts and operating systems.

This package adds helper programs to aid in editing and viewing todo.txt tasking files, and adds a hook mechanism for use by other packages. It should not be necessary to install it directly.

There are three methods to install todo.txt-base 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 todo.txt-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install todo.txt-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install todo.txt-base

Install todo.txt-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install todo.txt-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install todo.txt-base

Install todo.txt-base 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 todo.txt-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install todo.txt-base

How To Uninstall todo.txt-base on Debian 12

To uninstall only the todo.txt-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove todo.txt-base

Uninstall todo.txt-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall todo.txt-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove todo.txt-base

Remove todo.txt-base Configurations and Data

To remove todo.txt-base configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge todo.txt-base

Remove todo.txt-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove todo.txt-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge todo.txt-base

Dependencies

todo.txt-base have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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