How To Install customdeb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install customdeb on Debian 10.
What is customdeb
customdeb is:
customdeb will modify binary Debian packages based on information given in a simple file. It can
- Add or replace files
- Change permissions of files It can be used to distribute packages with local changes (configuration, fixes) locally, and is not meant to create packages for the official Debian archive.
There are three methods to install customdeb on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install customdeb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install customdeb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install customdeb
Install customdeb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install customdeb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install customdeb
Install customdeb 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 customdeb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install customdeb
How To Uninstall customdeb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the customdeb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove customdeb
Uninstall customdeb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall customdeb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove customdeb
Remove customdeb Configurations and Data
To remove customdeb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge customdeb
Remove customdeb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove customdeb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge customdeb
Dependencies
customdeb have the following dependencies:
- debhelper
- devscripts
- libfile-copy-recursive-perl
- libfile-temp-perl
- libparse-debcontrol-perl
- libparse-debianchangelog-perl
- perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install customdeb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
