How To Install pass-git-helper on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pass-git-helper on Debian 12.
What is pass-git-helper
pass-git-helper is:
A git credential helper implementation that allows using pass as the credential backend for your https-based git repositories.
There are three methods to install pass-git-helper 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 pass-git-helper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pass-git-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pass-git-helper
Install pass-git-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pass-git-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pass-git-helper
Install pass-git-helper 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 pass-git-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pass-git-helper
How To Uninstall pass-git-helper on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pass-git-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pass-git-helper
Uninstall pass-git-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pass-git-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pass-git-helper
Remove pass-git-helper Configurations and Data
To remove pass-git-helper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pass-git-helper
Remove pass-git-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pass-git-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pass-git-helper
Dependencies
pass-git-helper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pass-git-helper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
