How To Install gnumach-common on Debian 12

Learn how to install gnumach-common on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gnumach-common is GNU version of the Mach microkernel, common files.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumach-common on Debian 12.

What is gnumach-common

gnumach-common is:

These are common files along the Utah Mach microkernel used by the Hurd.

It notably provides useful messages IDs for rpctrace.

There are three methods to install gnumach-common 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 gnumach-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gnumach-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnumach-common

Install gnumach-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gnumach-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gnumach-common

Install gnumach-common 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 gnumach-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnumach-common

How To Uninstall gnumach-common on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gnumach-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnumach-common

Uninstall gnumach-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnumach-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnumach-common

Remove gnumach-common Configurations and Data

To remove gnumach-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnumach-common

Remove gnumach-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gnumach-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnumach-common

Dependencies

gnumach-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnumach-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.