How To Install gcc-multilib on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-multilib on Debian 11. gcc-multilib is GNU C compiler (multilib files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-multilib on Debian 11.

What is gcc-multilib

gcc-multilib is:

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

A dependency package on architectures with multilib support; the package contains dependencies for the non-default multilib architecture(s).

There are three methods to install gcc-multilib on Debian 11. 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-multilib 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-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gcc-multilib

Install gcc-multilib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gcc-multilib

Install gcc-multilib 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-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gcc-multilib

How To Uninstall gcc-multilib on Debian 11

To uninstall only the gcc-multilib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gcc-multilib

Uninstall gcc-multilib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gcc-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-multilib

Remove gcc-multilib Configurations and Data

To remove gcc-multilib configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-multilib

Remove gcc-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-multilib

Dependencies

gcc-multilib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-multilib package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.