How To Install binutils-mips-linux-gnu on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mips-linux-gnu on Debian 10.
What is binutils-mips-linux-gnu
binutils-mips-linux-gnu is:
This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the mips-linux-gnu target.
You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for mips-linux-gnu and mips-linux-gnu is not your native platform.
There are three methods to install binutils-mips-linux-gnu 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 binutils-mips-linux-gnu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mips-linux-gnu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binutils-mips-linux-gnu
Install binutils-mips-linux-gnu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-mips-linux-gnu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binutils-mips-linux-gnu
Install binutils-mips-linux-gnu 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 binutils-mips-linux-gnu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binutils-mips-linux-gnu
How To Uninstall binutils-mips-linux-gnu on Debian 10
To uninstall only the binutils-mips-linux-gnu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binutils-mips-linux-gnu
Uninstall binutils-mips-linux-gnu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binutils-mips-linux-gnu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-mips-linux-gnu
Remove binutils-mips-linux-gnu Configurations and Data
To remove binutils-mips-linux-gnu configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-mips-linux-gnu
Remove binutils-mips-linux-gnu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binutils-mips-linux-gnu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-mips-linux-gnu
Dependencies
binutils-mips-linux-gnu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-mips-linux-gnu package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.