How To Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12.
What is gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi is:
This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C.
This is a dependency package providing the default GNU C cross-compiler for the armel architecture.
There are three methods to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
Install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi 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-arm-linux-gnueabi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
How To Uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
Uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
Remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi Configurations and Data
To remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
Remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi
Dependencies
gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.