How To Install bitwise on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitwise on Debian 12.
What is bitwise
bitwise is:
Bitwise is multi base interactive calculator supporting dynamic base conversion and bit manipulation. It’s a handy tool for low level hackers, kernel developers and device drivers developers.
Some of the features include:
Interactive ncurses interface Command line calculator. Individual bit manipulator. Bitwise operations such as NOT, OR, AND, XOR, and shifts.
There are three methods to install bitwise on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bitwise Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bitwise using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitwise
Install bitwise Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bitwise using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitwise
Install bitwise 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 bitwise using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitwise
How To Uninstall bitwise on Debian 12
To uninstall only the bitwise package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitwise
Uninstall bitwise And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitwise and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitwise
Remove bitwise Configurations and Data
To remove bitwise configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitwise
Remove bitwise configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitwise configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitwise
Dependencies
bitwise have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitwise package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.