How To Install gm2 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2 on Debian 11.
What is gm2
gm2 is:
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Modula-2 compiler.
There are three methods to install gm2 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 gm2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gm2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gm2
Install gm2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gm2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gm2
Install gm2 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 gm2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gm2
How To Uninstall gm2 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gm2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gm2
Uninstall gm2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gm2
Remove gm2 Configurations and Data
To remove gm2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gm2
Remove gm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gm2
Dependencies
gm2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gm2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
