How To Install debian-dad on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-dad
on Debian 11.
What is debian-dad
debian-dad is:
Debian’s Automated Developer (Dad) is a program preparing updates for Debian and derivatives’ packages automating repetitive tasks of human Developers.
The automated tasks include:
- updating packages to new upstream versions refreshing patches
- updating symbols files using Debian buildd logs
There are three methods to install debian-dad
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 debian-dad 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-dad
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debian-dad
Install debian-dad Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debian-dad
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debian-dad
Install debian-dad 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-dad
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debian-dad
How To Uninstall debian-dad on Debian 11
To uninstall only the debian-dad
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debian-dad
Uninstall debian-dad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debian-dad
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debian-dad
Remove debian-dad Configurations and Data
To remove debian-dad
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debian-dad
Remove debian-dad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debian-dad
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debian-dad
Dependencies
debian-dad have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debian-dad
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.