How To Install dput on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dput on Debian 9.
What is dput
dput is:
dput allows you to put one or more Debian packages into the archive. This package also includes a dcut utility which can be used to generate and / or upload a commands file for the Debian FTP archive upload queue.
dput includes some tests to verify that the package is policy-compliant. It offers the possibility to run lintian before the upload. It can also run dinstall in dry-run-mode, when having used an appropriate upload method. This is very useful to see if the upload will pass dinstall sanity checks in the next run.
It is intended mainly for Debian maintainers only, although it can also be useful for people maintaining local APT repositories.
There are three methods to install dput 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 dput Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dput using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dput
Install dput Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dput using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dput
Install dput 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 dput using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dput
How To Uninstall dput on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dput package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dput
Uninstall dput And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dput and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dput
Remove dput Configurations and Data
To remove dput configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dput
Remove dput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dput configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dput
Dependencies
dput have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dput package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.