How To Install gperf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf on Debian 10.
What is gperf
gperf is:
gperf is a program that generates perfect hash functions for sets of key words.
A perfect hash function is simply: A hash function and a data structure that allows recognition of a key word in a set of words using exactly 1 probe into the data structure.
There are three methods to install gperf on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gperf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gperf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gperf
Install gperf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gperf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gperf
Install gperf 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 gperf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gperf
How To Uninstall gperf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gperf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gperf
Uninstall gperf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gperf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gperf
Remove gperf Configurations and Data
To remove gperf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gperf
Remove gperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gperf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gperf
Dependencies
gperf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gperf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.