How To Install dub on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dub on Debian 9.
What is dub
dub is:
DUB is a build tool for D projects with support for automatically retrieving dependencies and integrating them in the build process.
The design emphasis is on maximum simplicity for simple projects, while providing the opportunity to customize things when needed.
There are three methods to install dub 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 dub Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dub using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dub
Install dub Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dub using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dub
Install dub 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 dub using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dub
How To Uninstall dub on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dub package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dub
Uninstall dub And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dub and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dub
Remove dub Configurations and Data
To remove dub configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dub
Remove dub configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dub configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dub
Dependencies
dub have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dub package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.