How To Install pbuilder-scripts on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pbuilder-scripts on Ubuntu 18.04. pbuilder-scripts is Wrapper scripts for pbuilder

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pbuilder-scripts on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pbuilder-scripts

pbuilder-scripts is:

pbuilder-scripts are a collection of wrapper scripts to make working with many simultaneous pbuilder projects easier.

There are three methods to install pbuilder-scripts on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-scripts 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-scripts using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pbuilder-scripts

Install pbuilder-scripts Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pbuilder-scripts using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pbuilder-scripts

Install pbuilder-scripts 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pbuilder-scripts using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pbuilder-scripts

How To Uninstall pbuilder-scripts on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pbuilder-scripts package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pbuilder-scripts

Uninstall pbuilder-scripts And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pbuilder-scripts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pbuilder-scripts

Remove pbuilder-scripts Configurations and Data

To remove pbuilder-scripts configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pbuilder-scripts

Remove pbuilder-scripts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pbuilder-scripts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pbuilder-scripts

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pbuilder-scripts package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.