How To Install dodgy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dodgy on Debian 9.
What is dodgy
dodgy is:
Dodgy is a very basic tool to run against your codebase to search for “dodgy” looking values. It is a series of simple regular expressions designed to detect things such as accidental SCM diff checkins, or passwords or secret keys hard coded into files.
There are three methods to install dodgy 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 dodgy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dodgy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dodgy
Install dodgy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dodgy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dodgy
Install dodgy 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 dodgy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dodgy
How To Uninstall dodgy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dodgy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dodgy
Uninstall dodgy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dodgy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dodgy
Remove dodgy Configurations and Data
To remove dodgy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dodgy
Remove dodgy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dodgy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dodgy
Dependencies
dodgy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dodgy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.