How To Install buildbot-slave on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-slave on Debian 9. buildbot-slave is system to automate the compile/test cycle

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-slave on Debian 9.

What is buildbot-slave

buildbot-slave is:

The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. By automatically rebuilding and testing the tree each time something has changed, build problems are pinpointed quickly, before other developers are inconvenienced by the failure. The guilty developer can be identified and harassed without human intervention.

By running the builds on a variety of platforms, developers who do not have the facilities to test their changes everywhere before checkin will at least know shortly afterwards whether they have broken the build or not. Warning counts, lint checks, image size, compile time, and other build parameters can be tracked over time, are more visible, and are therefore easier to improve.

There are three methods to install buildbot-slave on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install buildbot-slave Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildbot-slave

Install buildbot-slave Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install buildbot-slave

Install buildbot-slave 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install buildbot-slave using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install buildbot-slave

How To Uninstall buildbot-slave on Debian 9

To uninstall only the buildbot-slave package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove buildbot-slave

Uninstall buildbot-slave And Its Dependencies

To uninstall buildbot-slave and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildbot-slave

Remove buildbot-slave Configurations and Data

To remove buildbot-slave configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge buildbot-slave

Remove buildbot-slave configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildbot-slave

Dependencies

buildbot-slave have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot-slave package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.