How to Install drush software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install drush software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

drush software package provides command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install drush 

drush is installed in your system.

Make ensure the drush package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep drush *

You will get with drush package name, version, architecture and description in a table

drush package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section PHP
Package drush
Version 5.10.0-2
Description command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal
Sub Section PHP


See Also, How to uninstall or remove drush software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?