How To Install fossil on Debian 10

Learn how to install fossil on Debian 10 with this tutorial. fossil is DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets database

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fossil on Debian 10.

What is fossil

fossil is:

Fossil is an easy-to-use Distributed Source Control Management system (DSCM) which supports access and administration over HTTP CGI or via a built-in HTTP server, has a built-in wiki, built-in file browsing, a built-in tickets system, etc.

There are three methods to install fossil on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fossil Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fossil

Install fossil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fossil using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fossil

Install fossil 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 fossil using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fossil

How To Uninstall fossil on Debian 10

To uninstall only the fossil package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fossil

Uninstall fossil And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fossil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fossil

Remove fossil Configurations and Data

To remove fossil configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fossil

Remove fossil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fossil

Dependencies

fossil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fossil package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.