How To Install bazel-rules-proto on Debian 12

Learn how to install bazel-rules-proto on Debian 12 with this tutorial. bazel-rules-proto is Starlark implementation of protocol buffer rules in Bazel

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bazel-rules-proto on Debian 12.

What is bazel-rules-proto

bazel-rules-proto is:

Provides the proto_library rule which can be used to establish libraries of .proto files, map their dependencies and validate the correctness of the syntax and imports.

There are three methods to install bazel-rules-proto 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 bazel-rules-proto Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bazel-rules-proto using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bazel-rules-proto

Install bazel-rules-proto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bazel-rules-proto using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bazel-rules-proto

Install bazel-rules-proto 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 bazel-rules-proto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bazel-rules-proto

How To Uninstall bazel-rules-proto on Debian 12

To uninstall only the bazel-rules-proto package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bazel-rules-proto

Uninstall bazel-rules-proto And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bazel-rules-proto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bazel-rules-proto

Remove bazel-rules-proto Configurations and Data

To remove bazel-rules-proto configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bazel-rules-proto

Remove bazel-rules-proto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bazel-rules-proto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bazel-rules-proto

Dependencies

bazel-rules-proto have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bazel-rules-proto package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.