How To Install fpc-source-3.2.2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpc-source-3.2.2 on Debian 12.
What is fpc-source-3.2.2
fpc-source-3.2.2 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 Free Pascal’s own source code. It is meant to be used by the Lazarus IDE.
There are three methods to install fpc-source-3.2.2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fpc-source-3.2.2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fpc-source-3.2.2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fpc-source-3.2.2
Install fpc-source-3.2.2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fpc-source-3.2.2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fpc-source-3.2.2
Install fpc-source-3.2.2 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 fpc-source-3.2.2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fpc-source-3.2.2
How To Uninstall fpc-source-3.2.2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the fpc-source-3.2.2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fpc-source-3.2.2
Uninstall fpc-source-3.2.2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fpc-source-3.2.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fpc-source-3.2.2
Remove fpc-source-3.2.2 Configurations and Data
To remove fpc-source-3.2.2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fpc-source-3.2.2
Remove fpc-source-3.2.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fpc-source-3.2.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fpc-source-3.2.2
Dependencies
fpc-source-3.2.2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpc-source-3.2.2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
