How To Install debuerreotype on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debuerreotype on Debian 11.
What is debuerreotype
debuerreotype is:
A set of scripts for building reproducible Debian rootfs tarballs based on snapshot.debian.org, especially for the purposes of Docker base images.
The goal is to create an auditable, reproducible process for creating rootfs tarballs (especially for use in Docker) of Debian releases, based on point-in-time snapshots from snapshot.debian.org.
The only strictly Docker-specific script is debuerreotype-minimizing-config, which applies many configuration tweaks which are useful for Docker users and may or may not be useful outside of that context.
There are three methods to install debuerreotype 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 debuerreotype Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debuerreotype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debuerreotype
Install debuerreotype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debuerreotype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debuerreotype
Install debuerreotype 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 debuerreotype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debuerreotype
How To Uninstall debuerreotype on Debian 11
To uninstall only the debuerreotype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debuerreotype
Uninstall debuerreotype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debuerreotype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debuerreotype
Remove debuerreotype Configurations and Data
To remove debuerreotype configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debuerreotype
Remove debuerreotype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debuerreotype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debuerreotype
Dependencies
debuerreotype have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debuerreotype package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.