How To Install ccache on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ccache on Debian 12.
What is ccache
ccache is:
Ccache is a compiler cache. It speeds up recompilation by caching previous compilations and detecting when the same compilation is being done again.
There are three methods to install ccache 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 ccache Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ccache using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ccache
Install ccache Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ccache using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ccache
Install ccache 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 ccache using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ccache
How To Uninstall ccache on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ccache package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ccache
Uninstall ccache And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ccache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ccache
Remove ccache Configurations and Data
To remove ccache configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ccache
Remove ccache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ccache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ccache
Dependencies
ccache have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ccache package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.