How To Install kpatch-build on Debian 10

Learn how to install kpatch-build on Debian 10 with this tutorial. kpatch-build is Build Tools for Kpatch and Livepatch

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kpatch-build on Debian 10.

What is kpatch-build

kpatch-build is:

kpatch-build is a tool that can build both kpatch and livepatch modules from a given patch.

There are three methods to install kpatch-build 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 kpatch-build Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kpatch-build

Install kpatch-build Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kpatch-build

Install kpatch-build 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 kpatch-build using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kpatch-build

How To Uninstall kpatch-build on Debian 10

To uninstall only the kpatch-build package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kpatch-build

Uninstall kpatch-build And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kpatch-build

Remove kpatch-build Configurations and Data

To remove kpatch-build configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kpatch-build

Remove kpatch-build configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kpatch-build

Dependencies

kpatch-build have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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