How To Install pepper on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install pepper on Debian 11. pepper is Source code repository statistics and report tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pepper on Debian 11.

What is pepper

pepper is:

pepper is a flexible command-line tool for retrieving statistics and generating reports from source code repositories. It ships with several graphical and textual reports, and is easily extendable using the Lua scripting language. pepper includes support for multiple version control systems, including Git and Subversion. Using native language bindings, multi-threading and a local revision cache, it provides fast access to repository data.

There are three methods to install pepper on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pepper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pepper

Install pepper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pepper using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pepper

Install pepper 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 pepper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pepper

How To Uninstall pepper on Debian 11

To uninstall only the pepper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pepper

Uninstall pepper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pepper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pepper

Remove pepper Configurations and Data

To remove pepper configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pepper

Remove pepper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pepper

Dependencies

pepper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pepper package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.