How To Install sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild

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

What is sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild-createchroot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sbuild

Install sbuild-createchroot using apt

Because sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild-createchroot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sbuild

Install sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild-createchroot by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sbuild

How to upgrade (update) a single package sbuild-createchroot 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 sbuild-createchroot, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install sbuild

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 sbuild

How To Uninstall sbuild-createchroot from Debian 11

To uninstall only the sbuild-createchroot package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sbuild

Uninstall sbuild-createchroot and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sbuild

Remove sbuild-createchroot with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sbuild

Remove sbuild-createchroot completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sbuild

Extra info and code examples

The sbuild suite of programs (buildd and sbuild) are used to build binary packages from source packages. sbuild does the actual package building. sbuild uses chroots to build packages, which act as virtual, minimal operating system installations dedicated to package building. This means that a number of environments may be used for building simultaneously on the same machines, for example stable, testing, unstable and experimental. When coupled with schroot to create snapshots of chroots, sbuild may be used to build many packages in parallel. A chroot environment allows packages to be built in a controlled, clean environment. sbuild installs only essential and build-essential packages, plus those in the package build dependencies.

Conclusion

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

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