How To Install git-big-picture on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-big-picture on Debian 9. git-big-picture is Visualization tool for Git repositories

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-big-picture on Debian 9.

What is git-big-picture

git-big-picture is:

git-big-picture is a visualization tool for Git repositories. You can think of it as a filter that removes uninteresting commits from a DAG modelling a Git repository and thereby exposes the big picture: for example the hierarchy of tags and branches. git-big-picture supports convenience output options and can filter different classes of commits. It uses the Graphviz utility to render images that are pleasing to the eye.

There are three methods to install git-big-picture 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-big-picture 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-big-picture using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install git-big-picture

Install git-big-picture Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git-big-picture using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git-big-picture

Install git-big-picture 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-big-picture using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-big-picture

How To Uninstall git-big-picture on Debian 9

To uninstall only the git-big-picture package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-big-picture

Uninstall git-big-picture And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-big-picture

Remove git-big-picture Configurations and Data

To remove git-big-picture configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-big-picture

Remove git-big-picture configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git-big-picture configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-big-picture

Dependencies

git-big-picture have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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