How To Install dh-make on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-make on Debian 9.
What is dh-make
dh-make is:
This package allows you to take a standard (or upstream) source package and convert it into a format that will allow you to build Debian packages.
After answering a few questions, dh_make will then provide a set of templates that, after some small editing, will allow you to create a Debian package.
There are three methods to install dh-make on Debian 9. 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-make 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-make using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-make
Install dh-make Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-make using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-make
Install dh-make 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-make using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-make
How To Uninstall dh-make on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dh-make package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-make
Uninstall dh-make And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-make and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-make
Remove dh-make Configurations and Data
To remove dh-make configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-make
Remove dh-make configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-make configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-make
Dependencies
dh-make have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-make package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.