How To Install extrepo on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install extrepo on Debian 11.
What is extrepo
extrepo is:
External repositories are additional software package repositories that are not maintained by Debian. Before extrepo, maintainers of such repositories would suggest that you download and execute an (unsigned) shell script as root, or that you download and install their (unsigned) package, which is not ideal for security.
The extrepo package tries to remedy this, by providing a curated list of external repositories that can be enabled by a simple command, allowing unsigned scripts to be replaced by a simple “extrepo enable example.com_repo”.
Note, however, that while the repositories are curated, and that any repositories with malicious content will be removed and/or disabled when detected, no warranty is made by the Debian project as to the security or quality of the software in these third-party repositories.
There are three methods to install extrepo 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 extrepo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install extrepo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install extrepo
Install extrepo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install extrepo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install extrepo
Install extrepo 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 extrepo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install extrepo
How To Uninstall extrepo on Debian 11
To uninstall only the extrepo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove extrepo
Uninstall extrepo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall extrepo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove extrepo
Remove extrepo Configurations and Data
To remove extrepo configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge extrepo
Remove extrepo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove extrepo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge extrepo
Dependencies
extrepo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install extrepo package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.