How To Install fp-utils-3.0.4 on Debian 10

Learn how to install fp-utils-3.0.4 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. fp-utils-3.0.4 is Free Pascal - utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fp-utils-3.0.4 on Debian 10.

What is fp-utils-3.0.4

fp-utils-3.0.4 is:

The Free Pascal Compiler is an Object Pascal compiler supporting both Delphi and Turbo Pascal 7.0 dialects, as well as Mac Pascal dialects. It provides a completely portable RunTime Library (RTL) available on many platforms and compatible with Turbo Pascal, along with a platform-independent class-based Free Component Library (FCL) adding many Delphi extensions and interfacing with many popular open source libraries.

This package contains some handy utilities for use with the Free Pascal Compiler:

  • data2inc convert binary/text data to include files;
  • fpcmake create Makefile from Makefile.fpc;
  • h2pas convert .h files to Pascal units;
  • plex/pyacc Pascal Lex and Yacc implementations;
  • ppdep create a dependency file for use with Makefiles;
  • ppudump dump the information stored in a .ppu (unit) file;
  • ppufiles show needed files for units;
  • ppumove place multiple units in a shared library;
  • ptop beautify source.

There are three methods to install fp-utils-3.0.4 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 fp-utils-3.0.4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fp-utils-3.0.4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fp-utils-3.0.4

Install fp-utils-3.0.4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fp-utils-3.0.4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fp-utils-3.0.4

Install fp-utils-3.0.4 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 fp-utils-3.0.4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fp-utils-3.0.4

How To Uninstall fp-utils-3.0.4 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the fp-utils-3.0.4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fp-utils-3.0.4

Uninstall fp-utils-3.0.4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fp-utils-3.0.4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fp-utils-3.0.4

Remove fp-utils-3.0.4 Configurations and Data

To remove fp-utils-3.0.4 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fp-utils-3.0.4

Remove fp-utils-3.0.4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fp-utils-3.0.4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fp-utils-3.0.4

Dependencies

fp-utils-3.0.4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fp-utils-3.0.4 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.