How To Install gnustep-base-examples on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-base-examples on Debian 9.
What is gnustep-base-examples
gnustep-base-examples is:
The GNUstep Base Library is a powerful fast library of general-purpose, non-graphical Objective C classes, inspired by the OpenStep API but implementing Apple and GNU additions to the API as well.
This is the source for a few example (non-GUI) applications using the GNUstep Base Library.
There are three methods to install gnustep-base-examples 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 gnustep-base-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-base-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-base-examples
Install gnustep-base-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-base-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnustep-base-examples
Install gnustep-base-examples 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 gnustep-base-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-base-examples
How To Uninstall gnustep-base-examples on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnustep-base-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnustep-base-examples
Uninstall gnustep-base-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnustep-base-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-base-examples
Remove gnustep-base-examples Configurations and Data
To remove gnustep-base-examples configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-base-examples
Remove gnustep-base-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnustep-base-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-base-examples
Dependencies
gnustep-base-examples have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-base-examples package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
