How To Install userinfo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install userinfo on Debian 12.
What is userinfo
userinfo is:
Userinfo is a small console utility to display as much information about a local user as possible. It supports the output of password file info, home directory mode, mail info, lastlog info and more.
After installation you can invoke userinfo by calling ui.
There are three methods to install userinfo 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 userinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install userinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install userinfo
Install userinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install userinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install userinfo
Install userinfo 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 userinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install userinfo
How To Uninstall userinfo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the userinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove userinfo
Uninstall userinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall userinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove userinfo
Remove userinfo Configurations and Data
To remove userinfo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge userinfo
Remove userinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove userinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge userinfo
Dependencies
userinfo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install userinfo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
