How To Install clangd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install clangd on Debian 12.
What is clangd
clangd 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.
This is a dependency package providing clangd.
There are three methods to install clangd 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install clangd
Install clangd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install clangd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install clangd
Install clangd 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install clangd
How To Uninstall clangd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the clangd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove clangd
Uninstall clangd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall clangd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove clangd
Remove clangd Configurations and Data
To remove clangd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge clangd
Remove clangd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove clangd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clangd
Dependencies
clangd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install clangd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.