How To Install debdate on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debdate on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is debdate
debdate is:
Displays the Debian Regnal date of a given date, where the years are named after the current stable release.
There are three methods to install debdate on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debdate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debdate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debdate
Install debdate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debdate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debdate
Install debdate 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install debdate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debdate
How To Uninstall debdate on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the debdate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debdate
Uninstall debdate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debdate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debdate
Remove debdate Configurations and Data
To remove debdate configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debdate
Remove debdate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debdate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debdate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debdate package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
