How To Install cmake-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-data on Debian 12.
What is cmake-data
cmake-data is:
CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice. CMake is quite sophisticated: it is possible to support complex environments requiring system configuration, pre-processor generation, code generation, and template instantiation.
This package provides CMake architecture independent data files (modules, templates, documentation etc.). Unless you have cmake installed, you probably do not need this package.
There are three methods to install cmake-data 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 cmake-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cmake-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmake-data
Install cmake-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmake-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmake-data
Install cmake-data 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 cmake-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmake-data
How To Uninstall cmake-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the cmake-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmake-data
Uninstall cmake-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmake-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmake-data
Remove cmake-data Configurations and Data
To remove cmake-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmake-data
Remove cmake-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmake-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmake-data
Dependencies
cmake-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
