How To Install gnustep-make on Debian 12

Learn how to install gnustep-make on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gnustep-make is GNUstep build system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-make on Debian 12.

What is gnustep-make

gnustep-make is:

This package contains the makefiles needed to compile any GNUstep software, and the GNUstep Test Framework used by GNUstep packages to build and run tests.

There are three methods to install gnustep-make 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 gnustep-make 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-make using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-make

Install gnustep-make Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnustep-make

Install gnustep-make 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-make using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-make

How To Uninstall gnustep-make on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gnustep-make package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnustep-make

Uninstall gnustep-make And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnustep-make and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-make

Remove gnustep-make Configurations and Data

To remove gnustep-make configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-make

Remove gnustep-make configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-make

Dependencies

gnustep-make have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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