How To Install clangd-14 on Debian 12

Learn how to install clangd-14 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. clangd-14 is Language server that provides IDE-like features to editors

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clangd-14 on Debian 12.

What is clangd-14

clangd-14 is:

clangd understands your C++ code and adds smart features to your editor:

  • code completion
  • compile errors
  • go-to-definition
  • and more.

clangd is a language server that implements the Language Server Protocol; it can work with many editors through a plugin.

There are three methods to install clangd-14 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 clangd-14 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install clangd-14 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install clangd-14

Install clangd-14 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install clangd-14 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install clangd-14

Install clangd-14 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 clangd-14 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clangd-14

How To Uninstall clangd-14 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the clangd-14 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clangd-14

Uninstall clangd-14 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall clangd-14 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clangd-14

Remove clangd-14 Configurations and Data

To remove clangd-14 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge clangd-14

Remove clangd-14 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove clangd-14 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clangd-14

Dependencies

clangd-14 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clangd-14 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.