How To Install dh_cme_upgrade on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install cme

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is dh_cme_upgrade and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install dh_cme_upgrade on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install dh_cme_upgrade using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install cme

Install dh_cme_upgrade using apt

Because dh_cme_upgrade is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install dh_cme_upgrade using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cme

Install dh_cme_upgrade 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install dh_cme_upgrade by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cme

How to upgrade (update) a single package dh_cme_upgrade using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the dh_cme_upgrade, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install cme

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install cme

How To Uninstall dh_cme_upgrade from Debian 11

To uninstall only the dh_cme_upgrade package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cme

Uninstall dh_cme_upgrade and all its dependencies

To uninstall dh_cme_upgrade and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cme

Remove dh_cme_upgrade with all configurations and data

To remove dh_cme_upgrade configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cme

Remove dh_cme_upgrade completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to dh_cme_upgrade package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cme

Extra info and code examples

cme provides a command to check or edit configuration data with Config::Model. cme and Config::Model are quite modular: the configuration data that you can edit depend on installed packages. I.e.: - ssh client or ssh daemon config: libconfig-model-openssh-perl - approx config: libconfig-model-approx-perl - lcdproc config: libconfig-model-lcdproc-perl - popcon config: provided with libconfig-model-perl - systemd config: provided with libconfig-model-systemd-perl Some applications can be handled by cme: - Debian package files: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl - multistrap files: provided with libconfig-model-perl You can also choose a user interface: - graphical, based on Tk: libconfig-model-tkui-perl - curses based: libconfig-model-cursesui-perl - simple shell: provided with libconfig-model-perl Last but not least, you can also take a stab at maintaining configuration model with libconfig-model-itself-perl.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install dh_cme_upgrade using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the dh_cme_upgrade from Debian 11.

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