How To Install gdc-7-multilib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-7-multilib on Debian 10.
What is gdc-7-multilib
gdc-7-multilib is:
This is the GNU D compiler, which compiles D on platforms supported by gcc. It uses the gcc backend to generate optimised code.
This is a dependency package, depending on development packages for the non-default multilib architecture(s).
There are three methods to install gdc-7-multilib on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdc-7-multilib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdc-7-multilib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdc-7-multilib
Install gdc-7-multilib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdc-7-multilib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdc-7-multilib
Install gdc-7-multilib 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 gdc-7-multilib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdc-7-multilib
How To Uninstall gdc-7-multilib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gdc-7-multilib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdc-7-multilib
Uninstall gdc-7-multilib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdc-7-multilib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdc-7-multilib
Remove gdc-7-multilib Configurations and Data
To remove gdc-7-multilib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdc-7-multilib
Remove gdc-7-multilib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdc-7-multilib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdc-7-multilib
Dependencies
gdc-7-multilib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdc-7-multilib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.