How To Install pcc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcc
on Debian 11.
What is pcc
pcc is:
PCC is a small, simple, fast and understandable C99 compiler based on the original Portable C Compiler by S. C. Johnson, written in the late 1970s. Focus on being able to compile and run on a PDP11, even if it may not happen in reality, keeps it lean; abstinence from over-complicated algorithms leads to quick reliable code generation. Even though much of the compiler has been rewritten, some of the basics still remain.
There are three methods to install pcc
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 pcc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pcc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pcc
Install pcc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pcc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pcc
Install pcc 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 pcc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pcc
How To Uninstall pcc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the pcc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pcc
Uninstall pcc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pcc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcc
Remove pcc Configurations and Data
To remove pcc
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pcc
Remove pcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pcc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcc
Dependencies
pcc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pcc
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.