How To Install cmake-vala on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-vala on Debian 11.
What is cmake-vala
cmake-vala is:
CMake modules which are used for Vala Panel development.
Included CMake modules:
- various Find
modules (e.g. BAMF, GTK+, PEAS, WNCK, X11) - various GLib helpers
- various modules for Git based versioning
- FindVala and ValaPrecompile modules
- and others
There are three methods to install cmake-vala on Debian 11. 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-vala 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-vala using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmake-vala
Install cmake-vala Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cmake-vala using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmake-vala
Install cmake-vala 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-vala using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmake-vala
How To Uninstall cmake-vala on Debian 11
To uninstall only the cmake-vala package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmake-vala
Uninstall cmake-vala And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmake-vala and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmake-vala
Remove cmake-vala Configurations and Data
To remove cmake-vala configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmake-vala
Remove cmake-vala configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmake-vala configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmake-vala
Dependencies
cmake-vala have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-vala package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.