How To Install dpatch on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpatch on Debian 11.
What is dpatch
dpatch is:
dpatch is an easy to use patch system for Debian packages, somewhat similar to the dbs package, but much simpler to use.
It lets you store patches and other simple customization templates in debian/patches and otherwise does not require much reorganization of your source tree. To get the patches applied at build time you simply need to include a makefile snippet and then depend on the patch/unpatch target in the build or clean stage of debian/rules - or you can use the dpatch patching script directly.
It can easily apply patches only on specific architectures if needed.
There are three methods to install dpatch 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 dpatch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dpatch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpatch
Install dpatch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpatch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpatch
Install dpatch 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 dpatch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpatch
How To Uninstall dpatch on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dpatch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpatch
Uninstall dpatch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpatch
Remove dpatch Configurations and Data
To remove dpatch configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpatch
Remove dpatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpatch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpatch
Dependencies
dpatch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpatch package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.