How To Install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install autotools-dev

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autotools-dev

Install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig using apt

Because dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autotools-dev

Install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig 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 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autotools-dev

How to upgrade (update) a single package dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install autotools-dev

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install autotools-dev

How To Uninstall dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig from Debian 11

To uninstall only the dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autotools-dev

Uninstall dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig and all its dependencies

To uninstall dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autotools-dev

Remove dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig with all configurations and data

To remove dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autotools-dev

Remove dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autotools-dev

Extra info and code examples

This package installs an up-to-date version of config.guess and config.sub, used by the automake and libtool packages. It provides the canonical copy of those files for other packages as well. It also documents in /usr/share/doc/autotools-dev/README.Debian.gz best practices and guidelines for using autoconf, automake and friends on Debian packages. This is a must-read for any developers packaging software that uses the GNU autotools, or GNU gettext. Additionally this package provides seamless integration into Debhelper or CDBS, allowing maintainers to easily update config.{guess,sub} files in their packages.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig from Debian 11.

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