How To Install fdroidserver on Debian 12

Learn how to install fdroidserver on Debian 12 with this tutorial. fdroidserver is F-Droid build server and repository tools for Android

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fdroidserver on Debian 12.

What is `fdroidserver`

fdroidserver is:

F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

The F-Droid server tools provide various scripts and tools that are used to maintain the main F-Droid application repository. You can use these same tools to create your own additional or alternative repository for publishing, or to assist in creating, testing and submitting metadata to the main repository.

There are three methods to install fdroidserver 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 fdroidserver Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fdroidserver using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fdroidserver

Install fdroidserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fdroidserver using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fdroidserver

Install fdroidserver 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 fdroidserver using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fdroidserver

How To Uninstall fdroidserver on Debian 12

To uninstall only the fdroidserver package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fdroidserver

Uninstall fdroidserver And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fdroidserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fdroidserver

Remove fdroidserver Configurations and Data

To remove fdroidserver configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fdroidserver

Remove fdroidserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fdroidserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fdroidserver

Dependencies

fdroidserver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fdroidserver package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.