How To Install gcc-mozilla on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mozilla on Debian 9.
What is gcc-mozilla
gcc-mozilla is:
This package contains the components of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) required for building Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird.
It is used on distributions where the default compiler is not new enough to build the latest versions of Firefox or Thunderbird.
There are three methods to install gcc-mozilla on Debian 9. 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-mozilla 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-mozilla using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-mozilla
Install gcc-mozilla Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-mozilla using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-mozilla
Install gcc-mozilla 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-mozilla using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-mozilla
How To Uninstall gcc-mozilla on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gcc-mozilla package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-mozilla
Uninstall gcc-mozilla And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-mozilla and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-mozilla
Remove gcc-mozilla Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-mozilla configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-mozilla
Remove gcc-mozilla configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-mozilla configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-mozilla
Dependencies
gcc-mozilla have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-mozilla package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
