How To Install pbuilder on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pbuilder on Debian 11.
What is pbuilder
pbuilder is:
pbuilder constructs a chroot system, and builds a package inside the chroot. It is an ideal system to use to check that a package has correct build-dependencies. It uses apt extensively, and a local mirror, or a fast connection to a Debian mirror is ideal, but not necessary.
“pbuilder create” uses debootstrap to create a chroot image.
“pbuilder update” updates the image to the current state of testing/unstable/whatever
“pbuilder build” takes a *.dsc file and builds a binary in the chroot image.
pdebuild is a wrapper for Debian Developers, to allow running pbuilder just like “debuild”, as a normal user.
There are three methods to install pbuilder 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 pbuilder Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pbuilder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pbuilder
Install pbuilder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pbuilder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pbuilder
Install pbuilder 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 pbuilder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pbuilder
How To Uninstall pbuilder on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pbuilder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pbuilder
Uninstall pbuilder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pbuilder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pbuilder
Remove pbuilder Configurations and Data
To remove pbuilder configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pbuilder
Remove pbuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pbuilder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pbuilder
Dependencies
pbuilder have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pbuilder package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.