How To Install gnustep-core-devel on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-core-devel on Debian 9.
What is gnustep-core-devel
gnustep-core-devel is:
These are the packages needed to develop programs for the GNUstep environment.
This is a metapackage that depends on the GNUstep core libraries (FoundationKit and AppKit, aka GNUstep Base and GUI).
There are three methods to install gnustep-core-devel 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-core-devel 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-core-devel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-core-devel
Install gnustep-core-devel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-core-devel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnustep-core-devel
Install gnustep-core-devel 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-core-devel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-core-devel
How To Uninstall gnustep-core-devel on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gnustep-core-devel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnustep-core-devel
Uninstall gnustep-core-devel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnustep-core-devel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-core-devel
Remove gnustep-core-devel Configurations and Data
To remove gnustep-core-devel configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-core-devel
Remove gnustep-core-devel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnustep-core-devel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-core-devel
Dependencies
gnustep-core-devel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-core-devel package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.