How To Install obs-productconverter on Debian 12

Learn how to install obs-productconverter on Debian 12 with this tutorial. obs-productconverter is Open Build Service (product definition utility)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-productconverter on Debian 12.

What is obs-productconverter

obs-productconverter is:

The obs_productconvert is a utility to create Kiwi- and Spec- files from a product definition.

There are three methods to install obs-productconverter 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 obs-productconverter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install obs-productconverter

Install obs-productconverter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install obs-productconverter

Install obs-productconverter 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 obs-productconverter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install obs-productconverter

How To Uninstall obs-productconverter on Debian 12

To uninstall only the obs-productconverter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove obs-productconverter

Uninstall obs-productconverter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall obs-productconverter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove obs-productconverter

Remove obs-productconverter Configurations and Data

To remove obs-productconverter configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge obs-productconverter

Remove obs-productconverter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge obs-productconverter

Dependencies

obs-productconverter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install obs-productconverter package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.