How To Install gambas3-scripter on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-scripter on Debian 11.
What is gambas3-scripter
gambas3-scripter 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 needed files to use Gambas as a scripting language.
There are three methods to install gambas3-scripter on Debian 11. 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-scripter 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-scripter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gambas3-scripter
Install gambas3-scripter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gambas3-scripter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gambas3-scripter
Install gambas3-scripter 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-scripter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gambas3-scripter
How To Uninstall gambas3-scripter on Debian 11
To uninstall only the gambas3-scripter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gambas3-scripter
Uninstall gambas3-scripter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gambas3-scripter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gambas3-scripter
Remove gambas3-scripter Configurations and Data
To remove gambas3-scripter configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gambas3-scripter
Remove gambas3-scripter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gambas3-scripter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gambas3-scripter
Dependencies
gambas3-scripter have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gambas3-scripter package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
