How To Install git-big-picture on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-big-picture on Debian 9.
What is git-big-picture
git-big-picture is:
git-big-picture is a visualization tool for Git repositories. You can think of it as a filter that removes uninteresting commits from a DAG modelling a Git repository and thereby exposes the big picture: for example the hierarchy of tags and branches. git-big-picture supports convenience output options and can filter different classes of commits. It uses the Graphviz utility to render images that are pleasing to the eye.
There are three methods to install git-big-picture 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-big-picture 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-big-picture using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-big-picture
Install git-big-picture Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-big-picture using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-big-picture
Install git-big-picture 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-big-picture using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-big-picture
How To Uninstall git-big-picture on Debian 9
To uninstall only the git-big-picture package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-big-picture
Uninstall git-big-picture And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-big-picture and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-big-picture
Remove git-big-picture Configurations and Data
To remove git-big-picture configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-big-picture
Remove git-big-picture configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-big-picture configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-big-picture
Dependencies
git-big-picture have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-big-picture package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.