How To Install git-autofixup on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-autofixup on Debian 12.
What is git-autofixup
git-autofixup is:
git-autofixup creates fixup commits from changes in the worktree. This can save the tedious work of amending fixes into the appropriate commits during codereview.
Changes to consider are parsed out of git-diff(1) and git-blame(1) is used to assign hunks to commits since the revision given on the commandline, which will typically represent a topic branch. Then it creates fixup commits to be used with git rebase –autosquash.
There are three methods to install git-autofixup 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 git-autofixup 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-autofixup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-autofixup
Install git-autofixup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-autofixup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-autofixup
Install git-autofixup 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-autofixup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-autofixup
How To Uninstall git-autofixup on Debian 12
To uninstall only the git-autofixup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-autofixup
Uninstall git-autofixup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-autofixup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-autofixup
Remove git-autofixup Configurations and Data
To remove git-autofixup configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-autofixup
Remove git-autofixup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-autofixup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-autofixup
Dependencies
git-autofixup have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-autofixup package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
