How To Install cdbs on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdbs on Debian 12.
What is cdbs
cdbs is:
This package contains the Common Debian Build System, an abstract build system based on Makefile inheritance which is completely extensible and overridable. In other words, CDBS provides a sane set of default rules upon which packages can build; any or all rules may be overridden as needed.
There are three methods to install cdbs 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 cdbs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdbs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdbs
Install cdbs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdbs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdbs
Install cdbs 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 cdbs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdbs
How To Uninstall cdbs on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cdbs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdbs
Uninstall cdbs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdbs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdbs
Remove cdbs Configurations and Data
To remove cdbs configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdbs
Remove cdbs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdbs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdbs
Dependencies
cdbs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdbs package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.