How To Install gnustep-base-runtime on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-base-runtime on Debian 9.
What is gnustep-base-runtime
gnustep-base-runtime is:
The GNUstep Base Library is a powerful fast library of general-purpose, non-graphical Objective C classes, inspired by the OpenStep API but implementing Apple and GNU additions to the API as well.
This package contains the runtime support files needed by GNUstep applications.
There are three methods to install gnustep-base-runtime on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnustep-base-runtime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-base-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-base-runtime
Install gnustep-base-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-base-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnustep-base-runtime
Install gnustep-base-runtime 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 gnustep-base-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-base-runtime
How To Uninstall gnustep-base-runtime on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnustep-base-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnustep-base-runtime
Uninstall gnustep-base-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnustep-base-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-base-runtime
Remove gnustep-base-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove gnustep-base-runtime configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-base-runtime
Remove gnustep-base-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnustep-base-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-base-runtime
Dependencies
gnustep-base-runtime have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-base-runtime package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.