How To Install debian-timeline 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 debian-timeline on Ubuntu.

What is `debian-timeline`

debian-timeline is:

The Debian Project timeline is a HTML and Javascript-based interactive timeline of the Debian Project. It includes the dates of:

All Debian releases, including point releases and freeze windows
Infrastructure changes
Conferences and bug-squashing parties
General resolution and DPL votes
Important releases of Debian-specific and third-party software
Curiosa items such as anniversaries and bug number milestones
(and more)

There are three methods to install debian-timeline 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 debian-timeline Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install debian-timeline

Install debian-timeline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install debian-timeline

Install debian-timeline 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 debian-timeline using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install debian-timeline

How To Uninstall debian-timeline on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the debian-timeline package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove debian-timeline

Uninstall debian-timeline And Its Dependencies

To uninstall debian-timeline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-timeline

Remove debian-timeline Configurations and Data

To remove debian-timeline configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge debian-timeline

Remove debian-timeline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-timeline

Dependencies

debian-timeline have the following dependencies:

References

debian-timeline website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-timeline package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.