How To Install dh-cruft on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-cruft on Debian 12.
What is dh-cruft
dh-cruft is:
While the files listed in debian/
.cruft will simply be accounted for; the one in debian/ .purge will actually be removed in the final purge step after package removal.
Some demo package can be found at: https://github.com/a-detiste/dh-cruft-test
There are three methods to install dh-cruft 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 dh-cruft Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-cruft using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-cruft
Install dh-cruft Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-cruft using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-cruft
Install dh-cruft 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 dh-cruft using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-cruft
How To Uninstall dh-cruft on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dh-cruft package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-cruft
Uninstall dh-cruft And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-cruft and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-cruft
Remove dh-cruft Configurations and Data
To remove dh-cruft configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-cruft
Remove dh-cruft configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-cruft configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-cruft
Dependencies
dh-cruft have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-cruft package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
