How To Install git-arch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-arch on Debian 9.
What is git-arch
git-arch is:
Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.
Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.
This package provides tools for importing development history from arch repositories.
There are three methods to install git-arch 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 git-arch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install git-arch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-arch
Install git-arch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-arch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-arch
Install git-arch 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 git-arch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-arch
How To Uninstall git-arch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the git-arch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-arch
Uninstall git-arch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-arch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-arch
Remove git-arch Configurations and Data
To remove git-arch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-arch
Remove git-arch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-arch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-arch
Dependencies
git-arch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-arch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.