Installing Bazel on Debian

To install Bazel on Debian, you can go through the following steps:

Pre-requisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following installed in your system:

  • Java 8 or higher
  • Python 2.7 or higher (Python 3 is also supported)

Step 1: Add Bazel repository

First, you need to add the Bazel repository to your system. For that, follow these steps:

  • Add Bazel distribution URI as a package source:
echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://storage.googleapis.com/bazel-apt stable jdk1.8" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bazel.list
  • Import the public key of the Bazel repository:
curl https://bazel.build/bazel-release.pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -

Step 2: Update apt-get and install Bazel

After adding the Bazel repository, update apt-get and install the Bazel package:

  • Update apt-get:
sudo apt-get update
  • Install Bazel:
sudo apt-get install bazel

Step 3: Verify the installation

To verify the installation of Bazel, simply run:

bazel version

This command should print the current version of Bazel installed on your system.

That's it! You have successfully installed Bazel on your Debian system.