How To Install debian-builder on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-builder on Debian 10.
What is debian-builder
debian-builder is:
This is a simple tool which is designed to allow a local administrator to rebuild individual Debian packages from their source code.
With the aid of a few included wrapper scripts this allows automatically rebuilding a package and all its dependencies.
Note: This software is not designed to enhance your installation by producing optimized binaries, however this may be achieved with the aid of companion packages such as ‘pentium-builder’, or ‘athlon-builder’.
The prime purpose of this package is to ease the testing of compiler patches such as the Stack Smashing Protection patch available from IBM.
There are three methods to install debian-builder on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debian-builder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-builder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-builder
Install debian-builder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-builder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-builder
Install debian-builder 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 debian-builder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-builder
How To Uninstall debian-builder on Debian 10
To uninstall only the debian-builder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-builder
Uninstall debian-builder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-builder
Remove debian-builder Configurations and Data
To remove debian-builder configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-builder
Remove debian-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-builder
Dependencies
debian-builder have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-builder package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.