How To Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12

Learn how to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi is GNU C compiler for the armel architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12.

What is gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi is:

This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C.

This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C cross-compiler for the armel architecture.

There are three methods to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi 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 gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi 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 gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

How To Uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

Uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

Remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi Configurations and Data

To remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

Remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi

Dependencies

gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.