How To Install gobjc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc on Debian 11. gobjc is GNU Objective-C compiler

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gobjc on Debian 11.

What is gobjc

gobjc is:

This is the GNU Objective-C compiler, which compiles Objective-C on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimized code.

This is a dependency package providing the default GNU Objective-C compiler.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gobjc

Install gobjc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gobjc

Install gobjc 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 gobjc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gobjc

How To Uninstall gobjc on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove gobjc

Uninstall gobjc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gobjc

Remove gobjc Configurations and Data

To remove gobjc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gobjc

Remove gobjc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gobjc

Dependencies

gobjc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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