How to Install and Uninstall debhelper Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "debhelper" package

This is a short guide on how to install debhelper on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                debhelper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "debhelper" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall debhelper on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                debhelper
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the debhelper package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: debhelper
Architecture: all
Version: 13.3.4ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debhelper Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1505
Provides: debhelper-compat (= 9), debhelper-compat (= 10), debhelper-compat (= 11), debhelper-compat (= 12), debhelper-compat (= 13), dh-sequence-dwz, dh-sequence-elf-tools, dh-sequence-installinitramfs, dh-sequence-systemd
Depends: autotools-dev, dh-autoreconf (>= 17~), dh-strip-nondeterminism (>= 0.028~), dpkg (>= 1.18.0~), dpkg-dev (>= 1.18.2~), debugedit, dwz (>= 0.12.20190711), file (>= 3.23), libdpkg-perl (>= 1.17.14), man-db, libdebhelper-perl (= 13.3.4ubuntu1), po-debconf, perl:any
Suggests: dh-make
Breaks: cmake (<< 3.9~), meson (<< 0.40.0~)
Filename: pool/main/d/debhelper/debhelper_13.3.4ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 919892
MD5sum: 621cb3cab0be75dbeb99a799f4e40bfb
SHA1: f175727400106065740861d5870e36b6ef46e80e
SHA256: d9762470be957b1bd1dcf1ce30d26bf8d3219e557182608730b92ca1b6bfafc7
SHA512: 7738bc93976a5d48ec502cf8a1ef1a1e7b06a2bda4643654f815e1144c582530245b697ec773f897bb7965cb4ee3b3c2351ba9fde6e2b4df26da06cb55a2dc40
Description-en: helper programs for debian/rules
A collection of programs that can be used in a debian/rules file to
automate common tasks related to building Debian packages. Programs
are included to install various files into your package, compress
files, fix file permissions, integrate your package with the Debian
menu system, debconf, doc-base, etc. Most Debian packages use debhelper
as part of their build process.
Description-md5: c3d35229c1ce392f77324206e097b92e