How To Install hackage-tracker on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hackage-tracker on Debian 12.
What is hackage-tracker
hackage-tracker is:
Generates a file with information that can be used to update the Debian versions on Hackage for each package available there. Those versions appear in the Distribution field on Hackage.
Furthermore produces an HTML page that compares the Haskell package versions available in Debian with those available on Hackage and elsewhere.
The data is currently displayed at https://hackage-tracker.debian.net.
There are three methods to install hackage-tracker on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hackage-tracker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hackage-tracker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hackage-tracker
Install hackage-tracker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hackage-tracker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hackage-tracker
Install hackage-tracker 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 hackage-tracker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hackage-tracker
How To Uninstall hackage-tracker on Debian 12
To uninstall only the hackage-tracker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hackage-tracker
Uninstall hackage-tracker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hackage-tracker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hackage-tracker
Remove hackage-tracker Configurations and Data
To remove hackage-tracker configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hackage-tracker
Remove hackage-tracker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hackage-tracker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hackage-tracker
Dependencies
hackage-tracker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hackage-tracker package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
