How To Install gmsl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmsl on Debian 12.
What is gmsl
gmsl is:
The GNU Make Standard Library (GMSL) is a collection of functions implemented using native GNU Make functionality that provide list and string manipulation, integer arithmetic, associative arrays, stacks, and debugging facilities.
Note that despite the name of this project, this library is NOT standard and is NOT written or distributed by the GNU project.
There are three methods to install gmsl 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 gmsl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmsl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmsl
Install gmsl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmsl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmsl
Install gmsl 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 gmsl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmsl
How To Uninstall gmsl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gmsl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmsl
Uninstall gmsl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmsl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmsl
Remove gmsl Configurations and Data
To remove gmsl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmsl
Remove gmsl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmsl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmsl
Dependencies
gmsl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmsl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.