How To Install buildbot on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot on Debian 11. buildbot is System to automate the compile/test cycle (server)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot on Debian 11.

What is buildbot

buildbot is:

The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. By automatically rebuilding and testing the tree each time something has changed, build problems are pinpointed quickly, before other developers are inconvenienced by the failure. The guilty developer can be identified and harassed without human intervention.

By running the builds on a variety of platforms, developers who do not have the facilities to test their changes everywhere before checkin will at least know shortly afterwards whether they have broken the build or not. Warning counts, lint checks, image size, compile time, and other build parameters can be tracked over time, are more visible, and are therefore easier to improve.

This package contains the master server.

There are three methods to install buildbot 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 buildbot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install buildbot

Install buildbot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install buildbot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install buildbot

Install buildbot 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 buildbot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install buildbot

How To Uninstall buildbot on Debian 11

To uninstall only the buildbot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove buildbot

Uninstall buildbot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall buildbot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove buildbot

Remove buildbot Configurations and Data

To remove buildbot configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge buildbot

Remove buildbot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove buildbot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge buildbot

Dependencies

buildbot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install buildbot package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.