How To Install fakechroot on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fakechroot on Debian 12.
What is fakechroot
fakechroot is:
The fakechroot preloads a library which overrides libc functions, so it is possible to use root-specific tools without root privileges.
In fake chroot you can install i.e. Debian bootstrap, create developer’s environment and build packages inside chroot’ed system using standard non-root user account.
There are three methods to install fakechroot on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fakechroot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fakechroot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fakechroot
Install fakechroot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fakechroot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fakechroot
Install fakechroot 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 fakechroot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fakechroot
How To Uninstall fakechroot on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fakechroot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fakechroot
Uninstall fakechroot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fakechroot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fakechroot
Remove fakechroot Configurations and Data
To remove fakechroot configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fakechroot
Remove fakechroot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fakechroot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fakechroot
Dependencies
fakechroot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fakechroot package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.