How To Install bzr-loom on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzr-loom on Debian 9. bzr-loom is Focused patch plugin support for Bazaar

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzr-loom on Debian 9.

What is bzr-loom

bzr-loom is:

Loom is a Bazaar plugin to assist in developing focused patches. It adds a ’loom’ to a bzr branch.

A loom allows the development of multiple patches at once, while still giving each patch a branch of its own.

There are three methods to install bzr-loom 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 bzr-loom Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bzr-loom

Install bzr-loom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bzr-loom

Install bzr-loom 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 bzr-loom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bzr-loom

How To Uninstall bzr-loom on Debian 9

To uninstall only the bzr-loom package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bzr-loom

Uninstall bzr-loom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bzr-loom

Remove bzr-loom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bzr-loom

Remove bzr-loom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bzr-loom

Dependencies

bzr-loom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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