How To Install darcsweb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install darcsweb on Debian 10.
What is darcsweb
darcsweb is:
This package provides a simple web interface for darcs, inspired by gitweb.
It calls darcs to get most of the data, and supports browsing records and their diffs, extracting diffs against the current head, or browsing and annotating the current tree. It can also provide an RSS or Atom feed, among other features.
There are three methods to install darcsweb 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 darcsweb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install darcsweb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install darcsweb
Install darcsweb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install darcsweb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install darcsweb
Install darcsweb 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 darcsweb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install darcsweb
How To Uninstall darcsweb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the darcsweb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove darcsweb
Uninstall darcsweb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall darcsweb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove darcsweb
Remove darcsweb Configurations and Data
To remove darcsweb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge darcsweb
Remove darcsweb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove darcsweb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darcsweb
Dependencies
darcsweb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install darcsweb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
