Install postnews
Installing postnews package on Debian Unstable (Sid) is as easy as running the following command on terminal:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install postnews
postnews package information
| distro | Debian Unstable (Sid) |
|---|---|
| section | Main |
| name | postnews |
| version | 0.6.1-1 |
| description | Post Usenet articles via NNTP from the command line |
| subsection | net |
| website | sourceforge.net / p / postnews / wiki / Home / |
| maintainer | Robert James Clay |
Uninstall postnews
To remove just postnews package itself from Debian Unstable (Sid) execute on terminal:
sudo apt-get remove postnews
Uninstall postnews and it’s dependent packages
To remove the postnews package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed from Debian Sid.
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove postnews
Purging postnews
If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of postnews from Debian Sid then this will work:
sudo apt-get purge postnews
To delete configuration and/or data files of postnews and it’s dependencies from Debian Sid then execute:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove postnews
