How To Install firebuild on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firebuild on Debian 12.
What is firebuild
firebuild is:
It works by caching the outputs of executed commands and replaying the results when the same commands are executed with the same parameters within the same environment.
The commands can be compilation or other build artifact generation steps, tests, or any command that produces predictable output. The commands to cache and replay from the cache are determined automatically based on firebuild’s configuration and each command’s and its children’s observed behavior.
There are three methods to install firebuild 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 firebuild Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firebuild using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firebuild
Install firebuild Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firebuild using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firebuild
Install firebuild 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 firebuild using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firebuild
How To Uninstall firebuild on Debian 12
To uninstall only the firebuild package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firebuild
Uninstall firebuild And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firebuild and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firebuild
Remove firebuild Configurations and Data
To remove firebuild configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firebuild
Remove firebuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firebuild configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firebuild
Dependencies
firebuild have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firebuild package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
