How To Install premake4 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install premake4 on Debian 9. premake4 is cross-platform build script generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install premake4 on Debian 9.

What is premake4

premake4 is:

Premake allows you to manage your project configuration in one place and still support those pesky IDE-addicted Windows coders and/or cranky Linux command-line junkies. It allows you to generate project files for tools that you do not own. It saves the time that would otherwise be spent manually keeping several different toolsets in sync. And it provides an easy upgrade path as new versions of your favorite tools are released.

There are three methods to install premake4 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 premake4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install premake4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install premake4

Install premake4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install premake4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install premake4

Install premake4 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 premake4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install premake4

How To Uninstall premake4 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the premake4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove premake4

Uninstall premake4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall premake4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove premake4

Remove premake4 Configurations and Data

To remove premake4 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge premake4

Remove premake4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove premake4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge premake4

Dependencies

premake4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install premake4 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.