How To Install generate-ninja on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install generate-ninja on Debian 11.
What is generate-ninja
generate-ninja is:
Generate-Ninja, or GN, is a meta-build system that generates Ninja build files so that you can build your project with Ninja. GN was, originally, part of the Chromium source tree, and has since been extracted into its own standalone repo.
There are three methods to install generate-ninja 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 generate-ninja Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install generate-ninja using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install generate-ninja
Install generate-ninja Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install generate-ninja using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install generate-ninja
Install generate-ninja 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 generate-ninja using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install generate-ninja
How To Uninstall generate-ninja on Debian 11
To uninstall only the generate-ninja package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove generate-ninja
Uninstall generate-ninja And Its Dependencies
To uninstall generate-ninja and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove generate-ninja
Remove generate-ninja Configurations and Data
To remove generate-ninja configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge generate-ninja
Remove generate-ninja configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove generate-ninja configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge generate-ninja
Dependencies
generate-ninja have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install generate-ninja package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.