How To Install gambas3-runtime on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-runtime on Debian 12.
What is gambas3-runtime
gambas3-runtime is:
Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic(tm) (but it is NOT a clone!).
This package includes the Gambas interpreter needed to run Gambas applications.
There are three methods to install gambas3-runtime 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 gambas3-runtime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-runtime
Install gambas3-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gambas3-runtime
Install gambas3-runtime 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 gambas3-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-runtime
How To Uninstall gambas3-runtime on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gambas3-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gambas3-runtime
Uninstall gambas3-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gambas3-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-runtime
Remove gambas3-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove gambas3-runtime configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-runtime
Remove gambas3-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gambas3-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-runtime
Dependencies
gambas3-runtime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-runtime package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
