How To Install blueprint-compiler on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install blueprint-compiler on Debian 12.
What is blueprint-compiler
blueprint-compiler is:
GtkBuilder XML format is quite verbose, and many app developers don’t like using WYSIWYG editors for creating UIs. Blueprint files are intended to be a concise, easy-to-read format that makes it easier to create and edit GTK UIs. Internally, it compiles to GtkBuilder XML as part of an app’s build system. It adds no new features, just makes the features that exist more accessible. Another goal is to have excellent developer tooling–including a language server–so that less knowledge of the format is required. Hopefully this will increase adoption of cool advanced features like GtkExpression.
There are three methods to install blueprint-compiler on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install blueprint-compiler Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install blueprint-compiler using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install blueprint-compiler
Install blueprint-compiler Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install blueprint-compiler using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install blueprint-compiler
Install blueprint-compiler 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install blueprint-compiler using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install blueprint-compiler
How To Uninstall blueprint-compiler on Debian 12
To uninstall only the blueprint-compiler package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove blueprint-compiler
Uninstall blueprint-compiler And Its Dependencies
To uninstall blueprint-compiler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove blueprint-compiler
Remove blueprint-compiler Configurations and Data
To remove blueprint-compiler configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge blueprint-compiler
Remove blueprint-compiler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove blueprint-compiler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blueprint-compiler
Dependencies
blueprint-compiler have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install blueprint-compiler package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
