How To Install lld on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lld on Debian 11.
What is lld
lld is:
LLD is a new, high-performance linker. It is built as a set of reusable components which highly leverage existing libraries in the larger LLVM Project.
There are three methods to install lld 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 lld Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lld using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lld
Install lld Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lld using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lld
Install lld 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 lld using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lld
How To Uninstall lld on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lld package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lld
Uninstall lld And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lld and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lld
Remove lld Configurations and Data
To remove lld configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lld
Remove lld configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lld configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lld
Dependencies
lld have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lld package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
