How To Install xe on Debian 12

Learn how to install xe on Debian 12 with this tutorial. xe is simple alternative to xargs and apply

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xe on Debian 12.

What is xe

xe is:

xe is a tool for constructing command lines from file listings or arguments, which includes the best features of xargs(1) and apply(1).

Its name means “execute for every …”.

It provides simple(r) parsing of its input, does not invoke a shell by default, can execute multiple commands in parallel, …

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xe

Install xe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xe

Install xe 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 xe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xe

How To Uninstall xe on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove xe

Uninstall xe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xe

Remove xe Configurations and Data

To remove xe configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xe

Remove xe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xe

Dependencies

xe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xe package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.