How To Install mmdebstrap on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mmdebstrap on Debian 11.
What is mmdebstrap
mmdebstrap is:
Downloads, unpacks and installs Debian packages to either directly create a directory which can be chrooted into, or a tarball of it. In contrast to debootstrap it uses apt, supports more than one mirror, automatically uses security and updates mirrors for Debian stable chroots, is 3-6 times faster, produces smaller output by removing unnecessary cruft, is bit-by-bit reproducible if $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is set, allows unprivileged operation using Linux user namespaces, fakechroot or proot and can setup foreign architecture chroots using qemu-user.
There are three methods to install mmdebstrap 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 mmdebstrap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mmdebstrap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mmdebstrap
Install mmdebstrap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mmdebstrap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mmdebstrap
Install mmdebstrap 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 mmdebstrap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mmdebstrap
How To Uninstall mmdebstrap on Debian 11
To uninstall only the mmdebstrap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mmdebstrap
Uninstall mmdebstrap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mmdebstrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mmdebstrap
Remove mmdebstrap Configurations and Data
To remove mmdebstrap configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mmdebstrap
Remove mmdebstrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mmdebstrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mmdebstrap
Dependencies
mmdebstrap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mmdebstrap package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
