How To Install git-all on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-all on Debian 9. git-all is fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (all subpackages)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-all on Debian 9.

What is git-all

git-all is:

Git is popular version control system designed to handle very large projects with speed and efficiency; it is used for many high profile open source projects, most notably the Linux kernel.

Git falls in the category of distributed source code management tools. Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.

This is a dummy package which brings in all subpackages.

There are three methods to install git-all 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 git-all Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install git-all

Install git-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install git-all

Install git-all 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 git-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-all

How To Uninstall git-all on Debian 9

To uninstall only the git-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-all

Uninstall git-all And Its Dependencies

To uninstall git-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-all

Remove git-all Configurations and Data

To remove git-all configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-all

Remove git-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-all

Dependencies

git-all have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-all package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.