How To Install customdeb on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install customdeb
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is customdeb
customdeb is:
customdeb will modify binary Debian packages based on information given in a simple file. It can
- Add or replace files
- Change permissions of files It can be used to distribute packages with local changes (configuration, fixes) locally, and is not meant to create packages for the official Debian archive.
There are three methods to install customdeb
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install customdeb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install customdeb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install customdeb
Install customdeb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install customdeb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install customdeb
Install customdeb 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 customdeb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install customdeb
How To Uninstall customdeb on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the customdeb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove customdeb
Uninstall customdeb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall customdeb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove customdeb
Remove customdeb Configurations and Data
To remove customdeb
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge customdeb
Remove customdeb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove customdeb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge customdeb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install customdeb
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.