How To Install jhbuild on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jhbuild on Debian 11.
What is jhbuild
jhbuild is:
Jhbuild is a program that can be used to pull a number of modules from Git, CVS, Subversion, Bazaar and other types of repositories or from tarballs and build them in the correct order. Unlike some build scripts, jhbuild lets you specify what modules you want built and it will then go and build those modules plus dependencies.
Although jhbuild was originally developed to build GNOME, it has since been extended to work with other projects as well. Extending it to handle new modules is usually trivial assuming the build infrastructure matches the other modules it handles.
There are three methods to install jhbuild on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jhbuild Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jhbuild using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jhbuild
Install jhbuild Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jhbuild using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jhbuild
Install jhbuild 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 jhbuild using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jhbuild
How To Uninstall jhbuild on Debian 11
To uninstall only the jhbuild package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jhbuild
Uninstall jhbuild And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jhbuild and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jhbuild
Remove jhbuild Configurations and Data
To remove jhbuild configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jhbuild
Remove jhbuild configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jhbuild configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jhbuild
Dependencies
jhbuild have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jhbuild package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.