How To Install usrmerge on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usrmerge on Debian 12.
What is usrmerge
usrmerge is:
This package will automatically convert the system to the merged /usr directory scheme, in which the /{bin,sbin,lib}/ directories are symlinked to their counterparts in /usr/.
There is no automatic method to restore the precedent configuration, so there is no going back once this package has been installed.
There are three methods to install usrmerge 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 usrmerge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usrmerge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usrmerge
Install usrmerge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usrmerge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usrmerge
Install usrmerge 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 usrmerge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usrmerge
How To Uninstall usrmerge on Debian 12
To uninstall only the usrmerge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usrmerge
Uninstall usrmerge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usrmerge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usrmerge
Remove usrmerge Configurations and Data
To remove usrmerge configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usrmerge
Remove usrmerge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usrmerge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usrmerge
Dependencies
usrmerge have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usrmerge package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
