How To Install module-assistant on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install module-assistant on Debian 12.
What is module-assistant
module-assistant is:
The module-assistant tool (also known as m-a) helps users and maintainers with managing external Linux kernel modules packaged for Debian. It can do:
- automated preparation of build environment for module compilation (e.g. automatic detection and installation of required kernel source/headers);
- automated module source downloads;
- configuration and tracking of external and locally built modules packages;
- semi-automated multiple builds for multiple kernel versions;
It also contains some infrastructure to be used by the build-scripts in the accompanying modules-source packages in Debian.
There are three methods to install module-assistant 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 module-assistant Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install module-assistant using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install module-assistant
Install module-assistant Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install module-assistant using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install module-assistant
Install module-assistant 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 module-assistant using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install module-assistant
How To Uninstall module-assistant on Debian 12
To uninstall only the module-assistant package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove module-assistant
Uninstall module-assistant And Its Dependencies
To uninstall module-assistant and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove module-assistant
Remove module-assistant Configurations and Data
To remove module-assistant configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge module-assistant
Remove module-assistant configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove module-assistant configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge module-assistant
Dependencies
module-assistant have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install module-assistant package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
