How To Install cproto on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cproto on Debian 9.
What is cproto
cproto is:
Cproto is a program that generates function prototypes and variable declarations from C source code. It can also convert function definitions between the old style and the ANSI C style. This conversion overwrites the original files, so make a backup copy of your files in case something goes wrong.
There are three methods to install cproto on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cproto Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cproto using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cproto
Install cproto Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cproto using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cproto
Install cproto 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 cproto using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cproto
How To Uninstall cproto on Debian 9
To uninstall only the cproto package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cproto
Uninstall cproto And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cproto and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cproto
Remove cproto Configurations and Data
To remove cproto configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cproto
Remove cproto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cproto configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cproto
Dependencies
cproto have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cproto package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.