How To Install vf1 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vf1 on Debian 12.
What is vf1
vf1 is:
A full-featured gopher client. VF-1’s features include:
- Bookmarking
- Configurable MIME-type handlers
- Line wrapping
- TLS support
- visiting a queue of links (the “tour” feature)
- Veronica search
There are three methods to install vf1 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 vf1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vf1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vf1
Install vf1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vf1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vf1
Install vf1 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 vf1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vf1
How To Uninstall vf1 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the vf1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vf1
Uninstall vf1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vf1
Remove vf1 Configurations and Data
To remove vf1 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vf1
Remove vf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vf1
Dependencies
vf1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vf1 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
