How To Install debconf-utils on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-utils on Ubuntu.
What is debconf-utils
debconf-utils is:
This package contains some small utilities for debconf developers.
There are three methods to install debconf-utils on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debconf-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 debconf-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debconf-utils
Install debconf-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debconf-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debconf-utils
Install debconf-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install debconf-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debconf-utils
How To Uninstall debconf-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the debconf-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debconf-utils
Uninstall debconf-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debconf-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf-utils
Remove debconf-utils Configurations and Data
To remove debconf-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debconf-utils
Remove debconf-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debconf-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf-utils
Dependencies
debconf-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.