How To Install gnumach-dev on Debian 12

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

Introduction

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

What is gnumach-dev

gnumach-dev is:

These are the header files for the Utah Mach microkernel used by the Hurd.

There are three methods to install gnumach-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gnumach-dev

Install gnumach-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnumach-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnumach-dev

How To Uninstall gnumach-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove gnumach-dev

Uninstall gnumach-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnumach-dev

Remove gnumach-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnumach-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

gnumach-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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