How To Install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest on Debian 12

Learn how to install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest on Debian 12 with this tutorial. pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest is pybuild autopkgtest test runner (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest on Debian 12.

What is pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest is:

This package depends on the packages required to run pybuild-autopkgtest, a pybuild-based autopkgtest test runner. pybuild-autopkgtest will run the same test suite that regular pybuild runs during build time, but against the installed packages and without doing a build first.

There are three methods to install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest 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 pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

Install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

Install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest 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 pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

How To Uninstall pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest on Debian 12

To uninstall only the pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

Uninstall pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

Remove pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest Configurations and Data

To remove pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

Remove pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest

Dependencies

pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pybuild-plugin-autopkgtest package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.