How To Install gnustep-dl2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-dl2 on Debian 12.
What is gnustep-dl2
gnustep-dl2 is:
GNUstep Database Library Version 2 is needed by GNUstep applications that communicate with databases. It’s an implementation of Apple’s Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF) v 3.0 (from NeXT), and Apple’s WebObjects 4.5 interface.
There are three methods to install gnustep-dl2 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 gnustep-dl2 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-dl2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnustep-dl2
Install gnustep-dl2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnustep-dl2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnustep-dl2
Install gnustep-dl2 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-dl2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnustep-dl2
How To Uninstall gnustep-dl2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the gnustep-dl2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnustep-dl2
Uninstall gnustep-dl2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnustep-dl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnustep-dl2
Remove gnustep-dl2 Configurations and Data
To remove gnustep-dl2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnustep-dl2
Remove gnustep-dl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnustep-dl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnustep-dl2
Dependencies
gnustep-dl2 have the following dependencies:
- gnustep-back0.29
- gnustep-base-runtime
- gnustep-gui-runtime
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgnustep-base1.28
- libgnustep-dl2-0d
- libgnustep-gui0.29
- libgorm1
- libobjc4
- librenaissance0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnustep-dl2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
