How To Install vcstool on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vcstool on Debian 12.
What is vcstool
vcstool is:
Vcstool is a version control system (VCS) tool, designed to make working with multiple repositories easier. vcstool enables batch commands on multiple different vcs repositories. Currently it supports git, hg, svn and bzr.
There are three methods to install vcstool 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 vcstool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vcstool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vcstool
Install vcstool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vcstool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vcstool
Install vcstool 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 vcstool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vcstool
How To Uninstall vcstool on Debian 12
To uninstall only the vcstool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vcstool
Uninstall vcstool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vcstool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vcstool
Remove vcstool Configurations and Data
To remove vcstool configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vcstool
Remove vcstool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vcstool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vcstool
Dependencies
vcstool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vcstool package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
