How To Install git-merge-changelog on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-merge-changelog on Debian 12.
What is git-merge-changelog
git-merge-changelog is:
ChangeLog files always foul up most version control systems in their default configuration.
git-merge-changelog is a tool from gnulib designed to help with this for the case of GNU-style ChangeLogs; it can be used with at least git, bzr, and hg.
There are three methods to install git-merge-changelog 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-merge-changelog 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-merge-changelog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install git-merge-changelog
Install git-merge-changelog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install git-merge-changelog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install git-merge-changelog
Install git-merge-changelog 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-merge-changelog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install git-merge-changelog
How To Uninstall git-merge-changelog on Debian 12
To uninstall only the git-merge-changelog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove git-merge-changelog
Uninstall git-merge-changelog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall git-merge-changelog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-merge-changelog
Remove git-merge-changelog Configurations and Data
To remove git-merge-changelog configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge git-merge-changelog
Remove git-merge-changelog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove git-merge-changelog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-merge-changelog
Dependencies
git-merge-changelog have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install git-merge-changelog package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
