How To Install patcher on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install patcher on Debian 9.
What is patcher
patcher is:
patcher is a patch manager that keeps track of which files you change. It then can generate patches from your changes, no need for you to handle the diff tool manually.
The patches can be stacked in series, they define the order they have to be applied. Patcher keeps series information as well as information of which patches have been applied and which not.
Homepage http://www.holgerschurig.de/patcher.html
There are three methods to install patcher 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 patcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install patcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install patcher
Install patcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install patcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install patcher
Install patcher 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 patcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install patcher
How To Uninstall patcher on Debian 9
To uninstall only the patcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove patcher
Uninstall patcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall patcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove patcher
Remove patcher Configurations and Data
To remove patcher configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge patcher
Remove patcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove patcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge patcher
Dependencies
patcher have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install patcher package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.