How To Install libgc1c2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libgc1c2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libgc1c2 is conservative garbage collector for C and C++

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgc1c2 on Debian 10.

What is libgc1c2

libgc1c2 is:

Boehm-Demers-Weiser’s GC is a garbage collecting storage allocator that is intended to be used as a plug-in replacement for C’s malloc or C++’s new().

It allows you to allocate memory basically as you normally would without explicitly deallocating memory that is no longer useful. The collector automatically recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer be used.

This version of the collector is thread safe, has C++ support and uses the defaults for everything else. However, it does not work as a drop-in malloc(3) replacement.

There are three methods to install libgc1c2 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 libgc1c2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgc1c2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgc1c2

Install libgc1c2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgc1c2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgc1c2

Install libgc1c2 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 libgc1c2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgc1c2

How To Uninstall libgc1c2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libgc1c2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgc1c2

Uninstall libgc1c2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgc1c2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgc1c2

Remove libgc1c2 Configurations and Data

To remove libgc1c2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgc1c2

Remove libgc1c2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgc1c2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgc1c2

Dependencies

libgc1c2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgc1c2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.