How To Install tree on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tree on Debian 10.

What is tree

tree is:

Tree is a recursive directory listing command that produces a depth indented listing of files, which is colorized ala dircolors if the LS_COLORS environment variable is set and output is to tty.

There are three methods to install tree 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 tree Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tree

Install tree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tree using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tree

Install tree 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 tree using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tree

How To Uninstall tree on Debian 10

To uninstall only the tree package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tree

Uninstall tree And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tree

Remove tree Configurations and Data

To remove tree configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tree

Remove tree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tree

Dependencies

tree have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• tree website
• tree on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tree package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.