How To Install pmbootstrap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmbootstrap on Debian 12.
What is pmbootstrap
pmbootstrap is:
pmbootstrap is the central tool used for development and installation of postmarketOS. It works using Alpine chroots to avoid installing software on the host’s machine.
There are three methods to install pmbootstrap 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 pmbootstrap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pmbootstrap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pmbootstrap
Install pmbootstrap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pmbootstrap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pmbootstrap
Install pmbootstrap 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 pmbootstrap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pmbootstrap
How To Uninstall pmbootstrap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pmbootstrap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pmbootstrap
Uninstall pmbootstrap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pmbootstrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmbootstrap
Remove pmbootstrap Configurations and Data
To remove pmbootstrap configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pmbootstrap
Remove pmbootstrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pmbootstrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmbootstrap
Dependencies
pmbootstrap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmbootstrap package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
