How To Install gputils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gputils on Debian 9.
What is gputils
gputils is:
Those utilities for the Microchip PIC microcontrollers family contain an assembler (compatible with MPASM), a disassembler, and other tools.
There are three methods to install gputils 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 gputils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gputils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gputils
Install gputils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gputils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gputils
Install gputils 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 gputils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gputils
How To Uninstall gputils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gputils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gputils
Uninstall gputils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gputils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gputils
Remove gputils Configurations and Data
To remove gputils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gputils
Remove gputils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gputils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gputils
Dependencies
gputils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gputils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.