How To Install autoconf2.64 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf2.64 on Debian 10.
What is autoconf2.64
autoconf2.64 is:
This obsolete version is required to build GCC (>= 4.3.3), newlib, and probably some others toolchain related packages.
There are three methods to install autoconf2.64 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install autoconf2.64 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf2.64 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install autoconf2.64
Install autoconf2.64 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install autoconf2.64 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install autoconf2.64
Install autoconf2.64 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 autoconf2.64 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install autoconf2.64
How To Uninstall autoconf2.64 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the autoconf2.64 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove autoconf2.64
Uninstall autoconf2.64 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall autoconf2.64 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoconf2.64
Remove autoconf2.64 Configurations and Data
To remove autoconf2.64 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge autoconf2.64
Remove autoconf2.64 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove autoconf2.64 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoconf2.64
Dependencies
autoconf2.64 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install autoconf2.64 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.