How To Install zeroc-ice-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-ice-utils on Debian 9. zeroc-ice-utils is Ice utilities and admin tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-ice-utils on Debian 9.

What is zeroc-ice-utils

zeroc-ice-utils is:

This package contains Ice utilities and admin tools.

Ice is a comprehensive RPC framework that helps you network your software with minimal effort. Ice takes care of all interactions with low-level network programming interfaces and allows you to focus your efforts on your application logic.

There are three methods to install zeroc-ice-utils 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 zeroc-ice-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zeroc-ice-utils

Install zeroc-ice-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install zeroc-ice-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install zeroc-ice-utils

Install zeroc-ice-utils 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 zeroc-ice-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zeroc-ice-utils

How To Uninstall zeroc-ice-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the zeroc-ice-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove zeroc-ice-utils

Uninstall zeroc-ice-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zeroc-ice-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zeroc-ice-utils

Remove zeroc-ice-utils Configurations and Data

To remove zeroc-ice-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zeroc-ice-utils

Remove zeroc-ice-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove zeroc-ice-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zeroc-ice-utils

Dependencies

zeroc-ice-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zeroc-ice-utils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.