How To Install cdecl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdecl on Debian 12.
What is cdecl
cdecl is:
Cdecl is a program which will turn English-like phrases such as “declare foo as array 5 of pointer to function returning int” into C declarations such as “int (*foo[5])()”. It can also translate the C into the pseudo- English. And it handles typecasts, too. Plus C++. And in this version it has command line editing and history with the GNU readline library.
There are three methods to install cdecl 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 cdecl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cdecl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cdecl
Install cdecl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cdecl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cdecl
Install cdecl 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 cdecl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cdecl
How To Uninstall cdecl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cdecl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cdecl
Uninstall cdecl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cdecl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cdecl
Remove cdecl Configurations and Data
To remove cdecl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cdecl
Remove cdecl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cdecl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cdecl
Dependencies
cdecl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cdecl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.