How To Install txt2regex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install txt2regex on Debian 9.
What is txt2regex
txt2regex is:
^txt2regex$ is a Regular Expression “wizard”, all written with bash2 builtins, that converts human sentences to RegExs. With a simple interface, you just answer to questions and build your own RegEx for a large variety of programs, like awk, emacs, grep, perl, php, procmail, python, sed and vim. There are more than 20 supported programs.
There are three methods to install txt2regex 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 txt2regex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install txt2regex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install txt2regex
Install txt2regex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install txt2regex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install txt2regex
Install txt2regex 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 txt2regex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install txt2regex
How To Uninstall txt2regex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the txt2regex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove txt2regex
Uninstall txt2regex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall txt2regex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove txt2regex
Remove txt2regex Configurations and Data
To remove txt2regex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge txt2regex
Remove txt2regex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove txt2regex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge txt2regex
Dependencies
txt2regex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install txt2regex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.