How To Install trac-datefield on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-datefield on Debian 9.
What is trac-datefield
trac-datefield is:
Provides a datepicker for ticket and milestone fields, and validation of the date string for ticket custom fields. It will only validate that the given input has the specified date format. The value is stored in the database as a string, as Trac does not yet have date field support
Note: It is not the intention of this plugin to provide date-type support.
There are three methods to install trac-datefield 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 trac-datefield Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install trac-datefield using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install trac-datefield
Install trac-datefield Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install trac-datefield using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install trac-datefield
Install trac-datefield 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 trac-datefield using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install trac-datefield
How To Uninstall trac-datefield on Debian 9
To uninstall only the trac-datefield package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove trac-datefield
Uninstall trac-datefield And Its Dependencies
To uninstall trac-datefield and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove trac-datefield
Remove trac-datefield Configurations and Data
To remove trac-datefield configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge trac-datefield
Remove trac-datefield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove trac-datefield configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trac-datefield
Dependencies
trac-datefield have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-datefield package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.