How To Install juce-tools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install juce-tools on Debian 11. juce-tools is JUCEs project management tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install juce-tools on Debian 11.

What is juce-tools

juce-tools is:

JUCE (Jules’ Utility Class Extensions) is an all-encompassing C++ framework for developing cross-platform software. The Projucer (formerly Introjucer) is JUCE’s project-management tool and secret weapon.

The Projucer’s Duties:

  • Central management of cross-platform builds
  • JUCE Module Management
  • New Project Creation
  • User-Interface Design Tool
  • Plug-in Projects
  • Miscellaneous Utilities

There are three methods to install juce-tools 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 juce-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install juce-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install juce-tools

Install juce-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install juce-tools

Install juce-tools 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 juce-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install juce-tools

How To Uninstall juce-tools on Debian 11

To uninstall only the juce-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove juce-tools

Uninstall juce-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove juce-tools

Remove juce-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge juce-tools

Remove juce-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge juce-tools

Dependencies

juce-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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