How To Install fasm on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fasm on Debian 10.
What is fasm
fasm is:
Flat assembler is a fast, self-compilable assembly language compiler for the x86 and x86-64 architecture processors, which does multiple passes to optimize the size of generated machine code.
There are three methods to install fasm on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fasm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fasm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fasm
Install fasm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fasm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fasm
Install fasm 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 fasm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fasm
How To Uninstall fasm on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fasm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fasm
Uninstall fasm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fasm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fasm
Remove fasm Configurations and Data
To remove fasm configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fasm
Remove fasm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fasm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fasm
Dependencies
fasm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fasm package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.