How To Install dh-elpa-helper on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-elpa-helper on Debian 11.
What is dh-elpa-helper
dh-elpa-helper is:
This package provides the helper scripts needed by packages built with dh-elpa (>= 2.0). This allows dh-elpa using binary packages to receive bug fixes without rebuilding.
There are three methods to install dh-elpa-helper 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 dh-elpa-helper 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-elpa-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-elpa-helper
Install dh-elpa-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-elpa-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-elpa-helper
Install dh-elpa-helper 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-elpa-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-elpa-helper
How To Uninstall dh-elpa-helper on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dh-elpa-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-elpa-helper
Uninstall dh-elpa-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-elpa-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-elpa-helper
Remove dh-elpa-helper Configurations and Data
To remove dh-elpa-helper configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-elpa-helper
Remove dh-elpa-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-elpa-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-elpa-helper
Dependencies
dh-elpa-helper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-elpa-helper package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
