How To Install routine-update on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install routine-update on Debian 12.
What is routine-update
routine-update is:
Will pull new upstream version first and then will perform common cleanups.
It contains several steps all with the intention to
- reduce lintian warnings
- keep all packages in a “modern” packaging shape
There are three methods to install routine-update 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 routine-update Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install routine-update using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install routine-update
Install routine-update Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install routine-update using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install routine-update
Install routine-update 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 routine-update using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install routine-update
How To Uninstall routine-update on Debian 12
To uninstall only the routine-update package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove routine-update
Uninstall routine-update And Its Dependencies
To uninstall routine-update and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove routine-update
Remove routine-update Configurations and Data
To remove routine-update configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge routine-update
Remove routine-update configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove routine-update configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge routine-update
Dependencies
routine-update have the following dependencies:
- git
- git-buildpackage
- dpkg-dev
- lintian-brush
- fakeroot
- libconfig-model-dpkg-perl
- cme
- devscripts
- gobject-introspection
- pristine-tar
- quilt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install routine-update package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
