How To Install csmith on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install csmith
on Debian 9.
What is csmith
csmith is:
Csmith is a tool that can generate random C programs that statically and dynamically conform to the C99 standard. Thus, it is useful for stress-testing compilers, static analyzers, and other tools that process C code.
There are three methods to install csmith
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 csmith Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install csmith
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install csmith
Install csmith Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install csmith
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install csmith
Install csmith 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 csmith
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install csmith
How To Uninstall csmith on Debian 9
To uninstall only the csmith
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove csmith
Uninstall csmith And Its Dependencies
To uninstall csmith
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove csmith
Remove csmith Configurations and Data
To remove csmith
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge csmith
Remove csmith configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove csmith
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csmith
Dependencies
csmith have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install csmith
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.