How To Install apt-build on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-build
on Debian 11.
What is apt-build
apt-build is:
This is an apt-get front-end for compiling software optimized for your architecture by creating a local repository with built packages. It can manage system upgrades too.
There are three methods to install apt-build
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 apt-build Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-build
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-build
Install apt-build Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-build
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-build
Install apt-build 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 apt-build
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-build
How To Uninstall apt-build on Debian 11
To uninstall only the apt-build
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-build
Uninstall apt-build And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-build
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-build
Remove apt-build Configurations and Data
To remove apt-build
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-build
Remove apt-build configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-build
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-build
Dependencies
apt-build have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-build
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.