How To Install gcc-12-doc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-12-doc on Debian 12.
What is gcc-12-doc
gcc-12-doc is:
This package contains manual pages and documentation in info, html, and pdf format, for the GNU compilers.
This documentation is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, and contains invariant sections, so it can’t be part of Debian main.
There are three methods to install gcc-12-doc 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 gcc-12-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-12-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-12-doc
Install gcc-12-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-12-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-12-doc
Install gcc-12-doc 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 gcc-12-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-12-doc
How To Uninstall gcc-12-doc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gcc-12-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-12-doc
Uninstall gcc-12-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-12-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-12-doc
Remove gcc-12-doc Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-12-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-12-doc
Remove gcc-12-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-12-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-12-doc
Dependencies
gcc-12-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-12-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
